Portswood Church

Analysis

Portswood Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Portswood Church reported income of £213k and spending of £267k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £176k to £213k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Portswood Church sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Turning Point Trust (£213k), Cambourne Crescent (£213k) and Darul Amaan Trust (£212k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.