PORTLAND COLLEGE
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Cash
£4.4m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+13.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
671
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
-5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
PORTLAND COLLEGE·Consumer Discretionary median
PORTLAND COLLEGE·Consumer Discretionary median
PORTLAND COLLEGE·Consumer Discretionary median
PORTLAND COLLEGE·Consumer Discretionary median
PORTLAND COLLEGE·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,534,000 | £20,912,000 | £22,954,000 | +9.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £213,000 | £2,447,000 | £2,317,000 | -5.3% | |
| Net profit | £38,000 | £2,447,000 | £2,300,000 | -6% | |
| Cash | £2,915,000 | £3,950,000 | £4,359,000 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,469,000 | £15,734,000 | £17,887,000 | +13.7% | |
| Net assets | £13,469,000 | £15,734,000 | £17,865,000 | +13.5% | |
| Equity | £13,469,000 | £15,734,000 | £17,865,000 | +13.5% | |
| Average employees | 474 | 662 | 671 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £10,745,000 | £12,890,000 | £14,616,000 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.2% | 11.7% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.0% | 11.8% | 9.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.94x | 3.52x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PORTLAND COLLEGE 1990-12-10 → present
- PORTLAND TRAINING COLLEGE FOR THE DISABLED. 1946-04-12 → 1990-12-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PORTLAND COLLEGE · parent
- Portland College Enterprises Limited 100%
- Polly Teach Limited 100%
- JumpstartAP Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We have continued to invest in new teaching facilities, opening our Nottingham campus on Forest Road West in September 2024 and purchasing a second Nottingham Campus on Woodborough Road that opened in September 2025.”
- “In 2024-25 we undertook a major refurbishment of a 1950s residential building, with a complete remodelling of the building shell to develop a 9 bed student residence with en-suite bathrooms and 6 independent living flats for students studying on FE programmes.”
- “The Group acquired Jumpstart AP in August 2024 and the planned growth trajectory was not borne out by sufficient commissioned numbers to support 3 sites. The Jumpstart directors undertook a restructure of the business in the summer of 2025 to position the company to move into a profitable trading budget for 2025-26.”
- “Purchase of a community building in Nottingham as a site for expansion of activities for further education and Polly Teach (completed February 2024).”
- “Purchase of a second community site in Nottingham to develop a further education hub for learners with complex support needs (completion in September 2025).”
- “Redevelopment of a communal residential block to 15 modern en suite rooms with bespoke communal areas for additional residential students to meet higher demand (completed in June 2025).”
- “Redesign of the small animal farm and horticulture areas. The current facilities range between 75 and 20 years old and are all but life-expired. Purposeful outdoor work remains a popular area for people with complex disabilities and also provides wider therapeutic and educational opportunities (e.g. education for sustainability linked to the United Nations sustainability goals). Further work completed 2024-25.”
- “Investment in energy generation and lower carbon heating technologies to support an energy resilient campus (the refurbished residential block will be carbon negative in use according to the electrical design calculations; all electricity is purchased from renewable generation sources).”
- “On 22 September 2025, the Charity purchased a new property in Nottingham for consideration of £750k as part of the Group's campus development plan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANWAY, Daniel John | Secretary | 2024-12-03 | — | — |
| BRIGGS, Mark | Director | 2019-07-08 | May 1977 | British |
| BUTLER, Joanne | Director | 2021-01-26 | Jun 1975 | British |
| DOWBENKO, David Nicholas | Director | 2023-07-18 | May 1962 | British |
| EGLEY, Sarah | Director | 2018-07-09 | Apr 1967 | British |
| EMERSON, Peter Arthur | Director | 2017-01-30 | Jun 1953 | British |
| FARR, Amanda Margaret | Director | 2018-07-09 | Jan 1963 | British |
| GREEN, Dawn Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2015-11-30 | Jan 1968 | British |
| JACKSON, Dianne Maureen | Director | 2023-01-25 | Dec 1963 | British |
| JACKSON, Stephen | Director | 2019-10-14 | Sep 1953 | British |
| MURRAY, Margaret June | Director | 2022-11-02 | Jun 1956 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER-PARRY, Robin George | Secretary | 1994-01-21 | 2008-04-24 |
| COWIN, Ian Harold | Secretary | 2023-08-14 | 2024-12-03 |
| HOPWOOD, Alan George Michael | Secretary | 2008-06-16 | 2010-02-25 |
| KENWRIGHT, Lisa Jayne | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | 2023-08-14 |
| MARTIN, Charles Reginald | Secretary | — | 1994-01-21 |
| ALEANDER, James | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2020-04-27 |
| ARMSTRONG, Carol | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2016-03-21 |
| ASPLEY, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2022-04-26 |
| ATWAL, Harvinder Kaur | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2022-07-19 |
| BAGGALEY, Herbert Howard | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2012-07-23 |
| BRAMLEY, Michael | Director | — | 1994-05-14 |
| BRIGGS, Michelle | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2012-04-02 |
| BUCKLEY, Michael Henry | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2006-06-30 |
| CHURCHILL, Thomas William | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| CLARKE, Leonard Alcock | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| COOPER, Helen Marie | Director | 2024-01-24 | 2026-02-01 |
| COOPER-PARRY, Robin George | Director | — | 2008-04-24 |
| DENNIS, Keith | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2017-03-27 |
| EARNSHAW, Alan Philip | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2020-04-27 |
| FATHERS, Dean Harry | Director | 2017-01-30 | 2025-06-30 |
| GANGE, Ian | Director | 2006-02-03 | 2008-02-29 |
| HALL, Karen Vivienne | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2019-01-21 |
| HANDLEY, John William | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2021-07-20 |
| HARRISON, Sydney | Director | — | 2001-06-22 |
| HOPWOOD, Alan George Michael | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2014-01-27 |
| HOWARTH DOWNEY, Heather Mary | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2014-01-27 |
| HOWSON, Roy Harold | Director | — | 1993-07-30 |
| HULSE, Geoffrey William | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2018-03-19 |
| INGLEFIELD, David Gilbert Charles | Director | 2002-10-04 | 2009-02-06 |
| KHERA, Mohan | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2018-03-19 |
| KITSON, Deborah Mary | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2010-02-24 |
| LANGLEY, Dennis | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| LEE, Beatrice Violet | Director | — | 2003-06-19 |
| LESTER, James Theodore | Director | — | 2006-08-07 |
| LINNEY, Ian Stanley Cash | Director | — | 2009-05-18 |
| LINNEY, Nicholas Steven | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1997-10-03 |
| MAKIN, Sheena | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2004-01-03 |
| MARSON, George Thomas | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| MARTIN, Charles Reginald | Director | — | 1996-02-06 |
| MATHESON, Hugh Patrick | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2014-01-27 |
| MEALE, Joseph Alan, Sir | Director | — | 2010-02-24 |
| MORGAN, William John, Doctor | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1995-10-06 |
| NIND, Ailiss | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2000-03-03 |
| NOON, Trevor | Director | — | 1994-10-07 |
| O'BRIEN, Christopher, Professor | Director | — | 2016-03-21 |
| PAGE, Richard | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2012-05-21 |
| PEARSON, Maggie | Director | 2002-10-04 | 2004-02-06 |
| POTTS, Richard John | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2014-07-18 |
| PRATT, John William | Director | — | 2004-02-06 |
| RADCLIFFE, Neville Brown | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2006-02-03 |
| READER, George Raymond William | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2004-02-06 |
| RICHARDS, Patricia | Director | 1996-10-04 | 2016-03-21 |
| RICHMOND, Timothy Stewart | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2023-04-26 |
| SETCHELL, John Robert Melvin | Director | — | 2000-10-06 |
| SNEATH, David Rupert | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2023-04-26 |
| STONE, Peter Robin | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2012-05-21 |
| STRAUTHER, Reginald, Councillor | Director | — | 2009-02-06 |
| TAYLOR-EGGLESHAW, Dorothy Julia | Director | — | 1999-10-15 |
| THOMAS, Anita June | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2016-06-24 |
| TOLHURST, Alan | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2007-02-02 |
| TOONE, Beverley | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2013-07-16 |
| TURNER, Ann Margaret | Director | — | 2008-02-29 |
| TURNER, Edward | Director | — | 2000-10-06 |
| VASISHTA, Thalej | Director | 2013-05-20 | 2022-04-26 |
| VICTORY, Louis Eamonn Julian | Director | 1995-10-06 | 2008-02-29 |
| WALSH, Shaun Henry Richard | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2022-04-26 |
| WHEELER, Albert | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| WILLCOCKS, Arthur John, Professor | Director | — | 1992-10-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.