Viscount Portman's Charitable Trust

Analysis

Viscount Portman's Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Viscount Portman's Charitable Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £6,180, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,602 to £13k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Viscount Portman's Charitable Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liberality Foundation (The Olusola and Folake Omole Foundation) (£13k), Ysbyty Gwynedd Kidney Patients Association (£13k) and 10th Boston (North Rural) Scout Group (£13k).