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Charities in Southampton: compare local options

86 rated charities with a register contact location in Southampton. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings.

Location is a starting point

86 rated records have a register contact location matched to Southampton. A contact location does not verify that a service is available locally, and UK-wide charities may also work here. Check the programme’s catchment, eligibility, referral route and current capacity.

What are the best charities in Southampton?

CharityCompare lists 86 rated charities with a register contact location in Southampton. There is no single best charity — shortlist by cause, then compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and filing record. Use the cause hubs on this page to narrow the list.

Charities in Southampton by cause

Register contact location: Southampton

Abby's Heroes

£645k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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87/100

Army Air Corps Charity

£739k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

64/100

Army Flying Museum Limited

£1.3m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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96/100

B&Q Foundation

£2.2m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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82/100

Calcutta Rescue Fund

£186k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

42/100

Care and Relief for the Young

£1.2m (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

72/100

Charlton House School Limited

£652k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

63/100

Dentaid Limited

£3.1m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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93/100

Dorset Mind

£1.1m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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80/100

Exbury Gardens Limited

£2.3m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

82/100

Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited

£2.5m (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

69/100

Foxie's Future

£2.7m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

62/100

Friends of Winchester Cathedral

£1.2m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

84/100

Gerard Basset Foundation

£1.1m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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75/100

Grange Park Opera

£4.0m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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94/100

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

£14m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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86/100

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

£9.9m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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93/100

Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind

£535k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

84/100

Hasag Asbestos Disease Support

£927k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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84/100

Headway Cardiff and South East Wales

£542k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

100/100

Home Leone Limited

£415k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

65/100

Hope Now Limited

£646k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

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90/100

Jubilee Sailing Trust (Tenacious) Limited

£2.2m (2021 accounts) · UK-wide

48/100

Jubilee Sailing Trust Limited

£255k (2021 accounts) · UK-wide

37/100

Krishnamurti Foundation Trust LTD

£3.0m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

74/100

Launchpad Social Enterprise

£5.6m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

70/100

Liver UK

£2.5m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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90/100

Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue

£363k (2024 accounts) · Southampton

66/100

Lymington Community Association

£778k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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84/100

Maritime Archaeology Trust

£751k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

81/100

Marwell Wildlife

£12m (2024 accounts) · Southampton

70/100

Merchant Navy Welfare Board

£808k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

73/100

Minstead Trust

£8.7m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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87/100

Mountbatten Hampshire Limited

£8.7m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

70/100

National Oceanography Centre

£88m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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78/100

New Community Network

£1.3m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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77/100

New Forest Heritage Trust

£470k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

41/100

No Limits (South)

£4.7m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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89/100

Ocean Youth Trust South

£852k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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95/100

Orangutan Appeal UK

£665k (2024 accounts) · Southampton

86/100

Pig Shed Trust

£925k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

19/100

Pimlico Opera

£639k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

86/100

Play to the Crowd

£2.7m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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91/100

Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (Raods)

£398k (2026 accounts) · Southampton

69/100

Sailors' Society

£1.6m (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

78/100

Saints Foundation (Sfc)

£3.1m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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88/100

Solent Mind

£12m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

76/100

Southampton City Mission (CIO)

£750k (2025 accounts) · Southampton

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88/100

Southampton Forward

£1.4m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

75/100

Southampton Hospitals Charity

£11m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

71/100

The Adjutant General's Corps Association

£1.0m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

62/100

The Big Difference

£722k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

95/100

The Brendoncare Foundation

£28m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

66/100

The Countryside Education Trust

£385k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

65/100

The Cranfield Trust

£965k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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93/100

The Drug Safety Research Trust

£1.2m (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

50/100

The Grange Festival

£4.0m (2025 accounts) · Southampton

70/100

The Hampton Trust (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)

£1.7m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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85/100

The Jane Goodall Institute (UK)

£495k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

44/100

The Jubilee Sailing Trust

£3.1m (2022 accounts) · UK-wide

52/100

Common questions

How do I donate to a local charity in Southampton?

Verify the charity number, check the actual service area and any local donation restriction if you want to support work in Southampton, compare filings on CharityCompare, then give via the charity’s official website.