Hampshire Fostering Network

Analysis

Hampshire Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Hampshire Fostering Network reported income of £23k and spending of £14k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £11k to £23k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Hampshire Fostering Network sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King George's Field-City of London (£23k), Coopersale Social Institute (£23k) and 1st Duddon Dalton Church Scout Group (£23k).