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Charities in Portsmouth: compare local options

3785 rated charities connected to Portsmouth — local organisations plus UK-wide charities. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings.

Location is a starting point

98 rated records have a register contact location matched to Portsmouth; 3687 further records are labelled UK-wide in our dataset. These labels do not verify that a service is available locally. Check the programme’s catchment, eligibility, referral route and current capacity.

Quick answer

CharityCompare lists 3785 rated charities connected to Portsmouth. There is no single best charity — shortlist by cause, then compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and filing record. Use the cause hubs below for pages such as best animal charities in Portsmouth.

Charities in Portsmouth by cause

Register contact location: Portsmouth

1851 Marine Trust

£499k · UK-wide

47/100

Age Concern Isle of Wight

£1.3m · Portsmouth

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89/100

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

£5.1m · Portsmouth

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85/100

Alverbridge Nursery

£747k · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

92/100

Aspire Ryde

£1.6m · Portsmouth

87/100

Aspire Sussex Limited

£3.8m · Portsmouth

46/100

At a Loss.org

£628k · UK-wide

100/100

Aurora New Dawn

£629k · UK-wide

Give with confidence

76/100

Avert

£704k · UK-wide

59/100

Be Your Best Foundation

£871k · UK-wide

69/100

Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure Trust

£8.1m · Portsmouth

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76/100

Brainstrust

£779k · UK-wide

Give with confidence

95/100

Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital

£848k · Portsmouth

79/100

Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO

£1.4m · Portsmouth

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80/100

Chichester Community Development Trust

£2.8m · Portsmouth

77/100

Chichester Festival Theatre

£23m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

93/100

Children on the Edge

£1.9m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

81/100

Christian Youth Enterprises Sailing Centre

£1.2m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

79/100

Communities First Wessex

£4.4m · Portsmouth

89/100

Community Childcare Centres

£3.6m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

90/100

Cowes Town Waterfront Trust Limited

£2.0m · Portsmouth

57/100

Dame Agnes Weston's Royal Charity for the Naval Service

£902k · UK-wide

Give with confidence

82/100

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation

£1.3m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

82/100

Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust

£2.3m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

93/100

Ellen Macarthur Foundation

£14m · Portsmouth

70/100

Empower Global

£1.4m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

92/100

Enginuity

£15m · UK-wide

59/100

Freshwater Lifeboat

£125k · Portsmouth

42/100

Friends of Chichester Hospitals

£351k · Portsmouth

60/100

Friends of the Animals

£1.5m · UK-wide

95/100

Girls Are Investors

£1.5m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

98/100

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Community Foundation

£656k · Portsmouth

75/100

Home-Start Portsmouth

£961k · Portsmouth

66/100

Hope (Portsmouth)

£610k · Portsmouth

87/100

Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary CIO

£2.1m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

86/100

Isle of Wight Youth Trust

£1.3m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

91/100

John Pounds Community Trust Limited

£813k · Portsmouth

71/100

Lee-on-the-Solent Community Association

£728k · Portsmouth

65/100

Libera

£407k · UK-wide

59/100

Life Centre

£835k · Portsmouth

71/100

MAD-Aid

£344k · Portsmouth

60/100

Magic Bus UK

£494k · Portsmouth

44/100

Mountbatten Isle of Wight

£18m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

84/100

National Health Service Retirement Fellowship

£724k · UK-wide

Give with confidence

94/100

Nmrn Operations

£22m · UK-wide

67/100

Nuffield Trust for the Forces of the Crown

£1.4m · UK-wide

63/100

Oarsome Chance

£1.5m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

76/100

Pallant House Gallery

£3.0m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

99/100

Pompey in the Community

£2.2m · Portsmouth

70/100

Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance

£9.4m · Portsmouth

74/100

Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust

£4.6m · Portsmouth

85/100

Portsmouth Hospitals Charity

£963k · UK-wide

66/100

Rowans Hospice

£11m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

88/100

Royal Naval Sailing Association

£1.0m · UK-wide

Give with confidence

99/100

Royal Navy Museums

£20m · Portsmouth

62/100

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Isle of Wight Branch

£819k · Portsmouth

90/100

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Solent Branch

£1.7m · Portsmouth

70/100

RSPCA Sussex West Branch

£1.2m · Portsmouth

Give with confidence

85/100

Second Chance - a Charity for Children Who Need Special Help

£716k · UK-wide

83/100

Sophie's Legacy

£624k · UK-wide

96/100

Wider organisations to check

Selected organisations labelled UK-wide in our dataset. Confirm which of their services cover Portsmouth.