Portchester & District Community Association CIO
Analysis
Portchester & District Community Association CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Portchester & District Community Association CIO reported income of £123k and spending of £135k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £202k to £123k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Portchester & District Community Association CIO sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Struggles 2 Smiles (£123k), Samsons Academy (£123k) and Weston Church Youth Project (£123k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides/enables community-run facilities, activities, services including (but not restricted to): second-hand bookshop, Woodsy's Food Pantry, Lunch Club, room hire, arts & crafts, older person's clubs, volunteering, services to children's centres/libraries; adult/community learning, Portchester Gala, community events, information centre, photocopying & printing, public computer & Wi-Fi access
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Struggles 2 Smiles | Cardiff | £123k |
| Samsons Academy | Bedford | £123k |
| Weston Church Youth Project | Southampton | £123k |
| Local Association for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped (Haverhill) | Suffolk | £123k |