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The Drop in - Portland

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1199273PortlandPoverty relief
Income£146k2026-03-31
Spending£137ksame year
Spent / received89%4-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctPoverty relief
Registered2022CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Drop in - Portland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portland. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Drop in - Portland reported income of £146k and spending of £137k, spending 94% of its income. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Drop in - Portland 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 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift) (£146k), National Beef Association (£146k) and Sant Ishar Singh Ji Rara Sahib (£146k).

Income and spending

£0£41k£81k£122k£163k2023 Income: £02023 Spending: £020232024 Income: £78,9702024 Spending: £83,78620242025 Income: £162,8062025 Spending: £122,35620252026 Income: £145,8852026 Spending: £137,1902026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Drop In provide a safe place where young people on Portland can meet , 4 sessions are held each week for ages 8 - 21 and these are run by qualified youth workers .

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Shoresh Charitable Trust (Dr Ruth Borchard Gift)Towcester£146k
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