FRIENDS OF PORTLAND WORKS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 February 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £15,353
Latest expenditure: £12,441
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Portland Works, Randall Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2 4SJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.friendsofportlandworks.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in Sheffield and the surrounding area assisting in the preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance, and in protecting the built environment. In particular Portland Works (a Grade 2* listed building).

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
Date Annual Return Received: 24 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,441

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 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,877

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: 15 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,821

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: 17 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,956

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: 8 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,871

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £15,353
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,804
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,877
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 15 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,821
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 17 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,622
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,956
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 8 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,871
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 3

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Rotherham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnsley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sheffield City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF PORTLAND WORKS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-02-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 25 Feb 2015 as amended on 16 Sept 2026
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A)ASSISTING IN THE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE, AND IN PROTECTING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR PORTLAND WORKS (A GRADE 2* LISTED BUILDING) AND ANY SIMILAR BUILDING IN SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA;(B)BY ASSISTING IN THE PRESERVATION OF PORTLAND WORKS AND SIMILAR BUILDINGS, HELP TO CREATE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SMALL WORKSPACE UNITS, FOR RENTAL ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;(C)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND HELPING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PORTLAND WORKS AND SIMILAR BUILDINGS; ALSO TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(D)SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures