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Registered charity (CIO) · Hampshire

Portsmouth City of Sanctuary

1. To advance the education of Portsmouth Post Code citizens in general about the issues relating to migrants and their dependents seeking sanctuary in the city.2. To advance the education and training of those seeking asylum and those granted...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £154k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity and 1 more
Where
Portsmouth City, Hampshire
Website
portsmouth.cityofsanctuary.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2020

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£154k£110k
  • 2025£140k£125k
  • 2024£42k£79k
Earlier years
  • 2023£89k£57k
  • 2022£51k£30k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 17%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. To advance the education of Portsmouth Post Code citizens in general about the issues relating to migrants and their dependents seeking sanctuary in the city.2. To advance the education and training of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and their dependents in need thereof, so as to assist them in life and to adapt and integrate within a new community.3. To relieve poverty amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status, particularly by the provision of donated nappies, toiletries, food, and other similar items.4. The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of age, status, race, sex, and sexual orientation.5. The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit among those seeking sanctuary who are socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position, by providing and/or coordinating services and facilities to advance them in life and assist them to adapt and integrate within a new community.

Grants received

4 grants · £53,045 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • Sport England £13,9952023-12-08
  • Allen Lane Foundation £4,0502023-03-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-12-09
  • Postcode Society Trust £25,0002022-05-27
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

9 trustees on the board

3.1y median 3y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Economic/community Development/employment 9Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Professional services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£140k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1192913
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Dec 2020 as amended on 20 Feb 2023 as amended on 02 Dec 2024
Contact on the register
07521423618 · info@portsmouth.cityofsanctuary.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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