Portland Museum Trust

Analysis

Portland Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06292060). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Portland Museum Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £62k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £103k to £57k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Portland Museum Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 The Diss Heritage Triangle Trust CIO (£57k), Banbury Operatic Society (Bos) and Youth of Banbury Operatic Society (Yobos) (£57k) and The New Alresford Town Trust (£57k).