Charity Support
Led By: Hasmukh “Husky” Patel
and Sandie Davis – Spark Community Space
We come together to support the link between the charity and business sectors.
Our goal is to provide Portsmouth’s charities in need with resources and committed individuals, strengthening their missions.
Together we offer assistance in connecting them with the tools they need as well as passionate individuals who can make a difference in the community.
Objectives
- To create a database of tradespeople and professionals willing to volunteer their time and expertise.
- To match those volunteers with the needs of Portsmouth charities, allowing them to focus funds on frontline activities rather than infrastructure.
Impact
- In 2025:
- Filled 20 charity trustee roles.
- Responded to 10 urgent requests for charity support, ranging from emergency repairs to moving 800 bean bag chairs.
- 4 laptops and 1 bicycle provided to community initiatives.
- Supported a collapsing charity to ensure £90,000 goes to local community organisations.
- University Masters Consultancy Project secured to support the marketing of Portsmouth Community Lottery.
- Raised over £15,000 and donated 100 devices to local schools.
Charity Support Network is delivered in partnership with:
The latest news from Charity Support Network:
Testimonials
"Having been the CEO of Age Concern Hampshire for some 5 years, there have been several times when kindness has taken my breath away. Last week was one of those times.
It has always been a struggle keeping this organisation afloat being both a charity and in the social care sector. […] Whilst we have building maintenance in our budget, we did not anticipate such a large issue with the roof at our Lockswood Centre, so to have Mountjoy come along to fix it as they did last week was totally amazing.
This level of generosity is not something that we have experienced for a very long time, certainly not since before the pandemic and this will make a real difference, not only to the centre, but to our finances.
On behalf of myself and the ACH Board, please accept our heartfelt thanks and gratitude."
“Portsmouth Library of Things is all about reducing waste and connecting people with the things that they need, and generally that involves people joining the library and borrowing items that they infrequently use, saving them money, space and carbon. When we heard that Rexel had some irons and lamps that needed a new home, we were really happy get involved and make sure the items were used and not left sitting on a shelf. A couple of the irons are now available to borrow through the Library, and we have one for our repairers at our hub in Cascades when they’re helping people with fabric repairs. Homestart Portsmouth are giving the rest of the irons out to families that they support, thanks to a connect with Janice Waterman at Vivid Housing, and the lamps will be helping students at Sparsholt College with their studies.”
