Portland College (number 214339) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Portland College do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Portland College
Answers Portland College gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Portland College's highest-paid staff paid?
Portland College's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
2
£60,001–£70,000
2
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Portland College's money come from?
Portland College reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £19m (85%), trading and fundraising events £2.5m (11%), donations and legacies £880k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £86k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£19m · 85%
Trading and fundraising events£2.5m · 11%
Donations and legacies£880k · 4%
Investments£127k · 1%
Does Portland College receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Portland College. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Portland College reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Portland College as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Portland College's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Portland College registered for?
Education/trainingDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Portland College yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Portland College.
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The register data used for this profile lists Portland College as a registered charity (number 214339) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Portland College's charity number?
Portland College's charity number is 214339. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 214339?
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What does Portland College do?
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.
Does Portland College have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Portland College. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Portland College?
Portland College's website listed in our register data is http://www.portland.ac.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Portland College's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Portland College's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 5 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Portland College's money come from?
Portland College reported £23m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £19m (85%), trading and fundraising events £2.5m (11%), donations and legacies £880k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £86k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Portland College?
The register records Portland College as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Portland College's trustees paid?
Portland College's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Portland College previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Portland College: Portland Training College for the Disabled.
When was Portland College registered as a charity?
Portland College was entered on the register on 22 March 1963. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00408340).