Port Regis School Ltd

Analysis

Port Regis School Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shaftesbury. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00440436). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Port Regis School Ltd reported income of £8.6m and spending of £7.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £8.6m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Port Regis School Ltd 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Babington House School Ltd (£8.4m), World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (£8.7m) and Thorpe Hall School Trust (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, trading 5.9%, investments 1.4% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £8.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 150 people.