The Portland Trust

Analysis

The Portland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04699155). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Portland Trust reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £4.0m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Portland Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watford and District Mencap Society (£4.0m), Beat (Formerly Eating Disorders Association) (£4.0m) and Suffolk Mind (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.