The Friends of Portway Infants

Analysis

The Friends of Portway Infants is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of Portway Infants reported income of £11k and spending of £7,204, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,523 to £11k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, The Friends of Portway Infants sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selby and District Young Farmers' Club (£11k), Cleeve Chorale (£11k) and Duns Tew Village Hall (£11k).