CCEW Charity Commission profile

PORTICUS UK

Registered charity 1069245 · organisation 3944473

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Overdue
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
22 April 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03447823
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£1,501,319
Latest expenditure
£1,501,319
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 75 Knightsbridge, LONDON, SW1X 7BF

Website recorded by the regulator: uk.porticus.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are to advance the education of charity trustees; to improve the management of charities; and to help charities in the most effective use of their resources.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,501,319
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,501,319
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
10 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
10 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,681,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,681,441
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
14 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
14 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,475,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,475,642
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
6 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,064,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,064,309

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,501,319
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,501,319
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,681,441
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,681,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,475,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,475,642
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,064,309
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,064,309
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
24 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,043,457
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,043,457
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1501228
Income Investments
0
Income Other
91
Income Total Income And Endowments
1501319
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,501,319
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1501319
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
136114
Expenditure Depreciation
2555
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£80,211
Assets Total Fixed
564
Assets Own Use
564
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£234,654
Assets Total Liabilities
£155,007
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,211
Creditors One Year Total Current
155007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£0
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
80211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
80211
Count Employees
11
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
10 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1679963
Income Investments
0
Income Other
1478
Income Total Income And Endowments
1681441
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,681,441
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1681441
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
131794
Expenditure Depreciation
2861
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£80,211
Assets Total Fixed
3120
Assets Own Use
3120
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£263,784
Assets Total Liabilities
£186,693
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,211
Creditors One Year Total Current
186693
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£68,339
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
80211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
80211
Count Employees
12
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
14 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1474759
Income Investments
105
Income Other
778
Income Total Income And Endowments
1475642
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,475,642
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1475642
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
126547
Expenditure Depreciation
7203
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£80,211
Assets Total Fixed
5121
Assets Own Use
5121
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£250,192
Assets Total Liabilities
£175,102
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,211
Creditors One Year Total Current
175102
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£221,998
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
80211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
80211
Count Employees
11
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
6 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1064235
Income Investments
74
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1064309
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,064,244
Expenditure Other
65
Expenditure Total
1064309
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
99028
Expenditure Support Costs
99028
Expenditure Depreciation
11793
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£80,211
Assets Total Fixed
5539
Assets Own Use
5539
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£197,474
Assets Total Liabilities
£122,802
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,211
Creditors One Year Total Current
122802
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£17,933
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
80211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
80211
Count Employees
9
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
24 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1043451
Income Investments
6
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1043457
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,043,401
Expenditure Other
56
Expenditure Total
1043457
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
90222
Expenditure Support Costs
90222
Expenditure Depreciation
12361
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£80,211
Assets Total Fixed
15633
Assets Own Use
15633
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£134,158
Assets Total Liabilities
£69,580
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,211
Creditors One Year Total Current
69580
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£30,588
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
80211
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
80211
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
PORTICUS UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-04-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/04/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11/12/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22/04/2014
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHARITY TRUSTEES AND MANAGERS IN CHARITY LAW AND ADMINISTRATION AND TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF CHARITIES AND TO HELP CHARITIES IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF THEIR RESOURCES FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
444606
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE DERWENT CHARITABLE CONSULTANCY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management