Portsmouth Association for the Blind

Analysis

Portsmouth Association for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07575651). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Portsmouth Association for the Blind reported income of £64k and spending of £73k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £98k to £64k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Portsmouth Association for the Blind sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tadley Elderly Day Care (£64k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Barnabas, Mitcham (£64k) and The Stockport Canal Boat Trust for Disabled People (£64k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.