Portland College

Analysis

Portland College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mansfield. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00408340). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Portland College reported income of £23.0m and spending of £20.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £12.4m to £23.0m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Portland College 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 Learning Disability Network London Limited (£22.7m), PSS (UK) (£23.8m) and Jacobs Futura Foundation (£22.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, trading 11% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £86k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 671 people.