Friends of the Porter Valley

Analysis

Friends of the Porter Valley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of the Porter Valley reported income of £57k and spending of £41k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £146k to £57k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Porter Valley sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bentwaters Aviation Society (£57k), Alford and District Civic Trust Limited (£57k) and Whitwell and Reepham Railway Preservation Society Limited (£57k).