Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club
Analysis
Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in November 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Portsmouth Royal Maritime Club sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combe Hay (£2.9m), The Next Step Trust (£2.9m) and The Beatrice Laing Trust (£2.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54% and trading 43%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 54%
- Trading 43%
- Other 2.8%
In the charity's own words
The provision of recreational facilities to facilitate comradeship and support of seafarers - particularly members of the Royal Naval Service, its reserves, the RFA, QARNNS
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Combe Hay | North Yorkshire | £2.9m |
| The Next Step Trust | West Yorkshire | £2.9m |
| The Beatrice Laing Trust | London | £2.9m |
| Unity Works Social Enterprises | Lincolnshire | £3.0m |