Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service

Analysis

Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11114651). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service reported income of £902k and spending of £1.4m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £732k to £902k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonbridge Baptist Church (£901k), Godfirst Christchurch (£902k) and Make Known (£899k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 65%, charitable activities 28% and donations and legacies 6.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £942. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £178k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.