01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 20 August 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,758,827
- Latest expenditure
- £2,067,341
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 17 VICTORIA GROVE, SOUTHSEA, HANTS, PO5 1NF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.homeofcomfort.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The management of a nursing home for the sick, providing accommodation, personal and nursing care for elderly people in Portsmouth.The provision of grants to those without funds to support their own care.The Home of Comfort is a CIO which took on the activities of Home of Comfort for Invalids (registration number 202191) as at January 2020.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,758,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,067,341
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,868,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,161,837
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,645,765
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,964,648
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,472,622
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,778,201
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,442,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,555,354
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,758,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,067,341
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1231467
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,868,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,161,837
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 932124
- Income From Government Grants
- £216,583
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,645,765
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,964,648
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1111402
- Income From Government Grants
- £52,918
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,472,622
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,778,201
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1021055
- Income From Government Grants
- £40,437
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,442,974
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,555,354
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1244
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1750665
- Income Investments
- 6918
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1758827
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,149
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,065,192
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2067341
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2149
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23333
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 285004
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12174
- Gain Loss Investment
- 42798
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £399,665
- Assets Total Fixed
- 565569
- Assets Own Use
- 89300
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 476269
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £64,899
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £230,803
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £399,665
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 230803
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £28,809
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 399665
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 399665
- Count Employees
- 55
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 777
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1867680
- Income Investments
- 88
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1868545
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,818
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,159,019
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2161837
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2818
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23156
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 321637
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14607
- Gain Loss Investment
- 56481
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £665,381
- Assets Total Fixed
- 716980
- Assets Own Use
- 98186
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 618794
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £76,934
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £128,533
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £665,381
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 128533
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £40,014
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 665381
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 665381
- Count Employees
- 61
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 559
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1645018
- Income Investments
- 188
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1645765
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,238
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,962,410
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1964648
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2238
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22723
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 299900
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19277
- Gain Loss Investment
- 59073
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £902,192
- Assets Total Fixed
- 909120
- Assets Own Use
- 103990
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 805130
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £74,220
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,148
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £902,192
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81148
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £45,050
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 902192
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 902192
- Count Employees
- 61
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3826
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1472622
- Income Investments
- 86
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1476534
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,430
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,776,771
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1778201
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1430
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14098
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 272875
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22169
- Gain Loss Investment
- -79920
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,041,600
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1138697
- Assets Own Use
- 120402
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1018295
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £99,914
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £76,609
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,162,002
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 76609
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £74,882
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1162002
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1162002
- Count Employees
- 61
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1103
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11441842
- Income Investments
- 29
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11442974
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,100
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,553,254
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1555354
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 167411
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23890
- Gain Loss Investment
- 123847
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,543,589
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1449424
- Assets Own Use
- 1449424
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £178,899
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £84,734
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,543,589
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 84734
- Assets Cash
- £165,781
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1543589
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1543589
- Count Employees
- 60
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Portsmouth City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HOME OF COMFORT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-08-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 AUG 2015 AS AMENDED ON 17 FEB 2020AMENDED ON 12 FEB 2020 as amended on 11 Dec 2020
- Charitable Objects
- The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health or terminal illness by such means as providing a nursing home and such other services and facilities as the charity trustees may from time to time determine. The charity trustees shall give preference to beneficiaries who are or who were formerly ordained or lay ministers of the Church of England or other workers connected with the Church of England.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures