PORTLAND COLLEGE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Portland College is a vibrant national college for people with a wide range of disabilities. It is one of the foremost Colleges of its type providing good learning opportunities for up to 300 students aged from 16. They who come from all over the country to take advantage of Portland's excellent facilities and wide spectrum of programmes in an environment designed to meet their special needs.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£20,912,000
Donations and legacies | £1.14m | |
Charitable activities | £17.24m | |
Other trading activities | £2.43m | |
Investments | £97.00k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£18,465,000
Raising funds | £165.00k | |
Charitable activities | £16.39m | |
Other | £1.91m |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £19,329,000 from 28 government contract(s) and £692,823 from 4 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £2.08m | |
Charitable expenditure | £16.39m | |
Retained for future use | £2.45m |
People

662 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
48 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 2 |
£70k to £80k | 1 |
£110k to £120k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Nottinghamshire
Governance
- 22 March 1963: Standard registration
- PORTLAND TRAINING COLLEGE FOR THE DISABLED (Previous name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
10 Trustee(s)
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Dr Dawn Elizabeth Green | Chair | 30 November 2015 |
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Dianne Maureen Jackson | Trustee | 25 January 2023 |
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Margaret June Murray | Trustee | 02 November 2022 |
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Joe Butler | Trustee | 26 January 2021 |
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Stephen Jackson | Trustee | 14 October 2019 |
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Mark Briggs | Trustee | 08 July 2019 |
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Sarah Egley | Trustee | 09 July 2018 |
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AMANDA MARGARET FARR | Trustee | 09 July 2018 |
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Professor Dean Harry Fathers | Trustee | 30 January 2017 |
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Peter Arthur Emerson | Trustee | 30 January 2017 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £10.80m | £12.41m | £13.86m | £16.27m | £20.91m | |
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Total expenditure | £10.43m | £11.76m | £13.25m | £16.06m | £18.47m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | £13.34m | £19.33m | |
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Income from government grants | £55.00k | £175.00k | £177.00k | £182.00k | £692.82k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £575.00k | £815.00k | £507.00k | £631.00k | £1.14m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £597.00k | £1.24m | £2.13m | £2.19m | £2.43m | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £9.57m | £10.32m | £11.21m | £13.34m | £17.24m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £37.00k | £36.00k | £13.00k | £106.00k | £97.00k | |
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Income - Other | £24.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £25.00k | £6.00k | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £9.61m | £10.87m | £10.85m | £13.54m | £16.39m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £119.00k | £124.00k | £95.00k | £97.00k | £165.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £699.00k | £763.00k | £2.31m | £2.43m | £1.91m |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £9.04m | £9.93m | £9.51m | £9.16m | £11.66m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £434.00k | £450.00k | £450.00k | £0 | |
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Other assets | £4.94m | £5.01m | £5.24m | £6.04m | £6.17m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£941.00k | -£284.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.53m | £2.41m | £1.94m | £2.19m | £2.10m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 16 June 2025 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 16 June 2025 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 02 May 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 02 May 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 02 June 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 02 June 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 29 June 2022 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 29 June 2022 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 23 June 2021 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 23 June 2021 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH APRIL 1946 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 24 FEBRUARY 2010 REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 MARCH 2010
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BY ANY AND EVERY MEANS INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. ASSESSING THEIR SPECIFIC LEARNING AND SUPPORT NEEDS; 2. FACILITATING LEARNING AND TRAINING IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO AID PROGRESS TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THEIR LIFE GOALS; 3. PROMOTING THEIR INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THEIR CAPACITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITIES; 4. PROVIDING APPROPRIATE RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER ACCOMMODATION TO MEET THEIR PERSONAL CARE NEEDS; 5. PROMOTING AND ORGANISING SPORTING, LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS FOR THEM; 6. PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; AND 7. TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES AS WILL SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE ABOVE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Contact information
- Address:
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
NOTTINGHAM ROAD
MANSFIELD
NG18 4TJ
- Phone:
- 01623499101
- Email:
- college@portland.ac.uk
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