Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School
Analysis
Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School reported income of £120k and spending of £113k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £64k to £120k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uproar (£120k), Northwood and District University of the Third Age (£120k) and The Tristan Da Cunha Association (£120k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Based in North Kensington's diverse Notting Hill, Portobello Dance School is a popular weekend destination offering children from 3yrs to adults training in Classical Ballet, Tap, Street Dance and Singing classes.Widening our mission, the school Outreach programme takes our training and mission to other schools around the Boroughs of London.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Uproar | Cowbridge | £120k |
| Northwood and District University of the Third Age | Uxbridge | £120k |
| The Tristan Da Cunha Association | Norfolk | £120k |
| The Pembrokeshire Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | Dyfed | £120k |