Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust

Analysis

Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in December 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01959490). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust reported income of £4.6m and spending of £3.6m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.9m to £4.6m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 The Royal Drawing School (£4.5m), Battersea Arts Centre (£4.6m) and The Charleston Trust (Bloomsbury in Sussex) (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 16% and investments 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £10.8m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.