Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Portland College is a vibrant national college for people with a wide range of disabilities. It is one of the foremost Colleges of its type providing good learning opportunities for up to 300 students aged from 16. They who come from all over the country to take advantage of Portland's excellent facilities and wide spectrum of programmes in an environment designed to meet their special needs.

Latest income

£23.0m

Expenditure

£20.6m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £12.4m £11.8m
2022-08-31 £13.9m £13.3m
2023-08-31 £16.3m £16.1m
2024-08-31 £20.9m £18.5m
2025-08-31 £23.0m £20.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £880k
Charitable activities £19.5m
Trading £2.5m
Investment income £127k
Total income £23.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £18.4m
Raising funds £170k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £20.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £16.0m
Total funds £17.9m
— restricted £1.1m
— unrestricted £16.7m
— endowment £0
Total assets £17.9m
Cash £4.4m

People

Employees 671

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability

Who it helps

  • People With Disabilities

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.