Sir John Port's Charity

Analysis

Sir John Port's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04399494). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sir John Port's Charity reported income of £35.9m and spending of £34.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £25.4m to £35.9m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sir John Port's Charity sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampton School (£35.7m), Bolton School (£35.9m) and St George's Weybridge (£35.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, investments 6.4% and donations and legacies 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £139k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £11.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 694 people.