Home of Comfort
Analysis
Home of Comfort is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hants. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Home of Comfort reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Home of Comfort sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sport Cares (£1.8m), Age Concern Hampshire (£1.8m) and Birch Housing Limited (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £400k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.
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
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
The management of a nursing home for the sick, providing accommodation, personal and nursing care for elderly people in Portsmouth.The provision of grants to those without funds to support their own care.The Home of Comfort is a CIO which took on the activities of Home of Comfort for Invalids (registration number 202191) as at January 2020.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sport Cares | West Yorkshire | £1.8m |
| Age Concern Hampshire | Southampton | £1.8m |
| Birch Housing Limited | London | £1.8m |
| The Trinity Challenge | Cambridge | £1.8m |