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COMMUNITY ACTION HAMPSHIRE

Registered charity 1053806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£936k
Latest spending
£916k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit for the year, primarily due to investment losses, despite an operational surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £631,340 represent 28 months of unrestricted expenditure, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on this strong balance sheet and available funds.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £631k)
“The Board aims to maintain free reserves of at least six months of unrestricted expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£936k
Total spending
£916k
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£631k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£936k£916k
31/03/2024£900k£958k
31/03/2023£1.4m£2.0m
31/03/2022£667k£1.2m
31/03/2021£875k£1.1m

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY ACTION HAMPSHIRE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a small net deficit for the year, primarily due to investment losses, despite an operational surplus. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £631,340 represent 28 months of unrestricted expenditure, which is significantly above the stated policy target of six months. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern based on this strong balance sheet and available funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION1£254k
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THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£70k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£64k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK1£9k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST1£9k
THE ROTHLEY TRUST1£8k
THE ALAN AND BABETTE SAINSBURY CHARITABLE FUND1£5k

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