Company Registration Number - 10584218
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Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Report and Accounts
31 January 2026
Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Report and accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026
Contents
Page
Charity information 1
Trustees' Annual Report 1
Statement of directors' responsibilities 8
Independent Accountant's Report 10
Funds Statements:-
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Statement of Financial Activities - Prior Year statement 12
Movements in funds 14
Revenue Funds 14
Summary of funds 14
Income and Expenditure account 15
Balance sheet 16
Notes to the accounts 17
Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Company Registration Number - 10584218
Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2026
The Trustees present their Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026, which also comprises the Directors' Report required by the Companies Act 2006.
Reference and administrative details
The charity name.
The legal name of the charity is:- Portland Community Partnership Ltd
The charity's areas operation and UK charitable registration.
The charity operates in England & Wales but is not registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW).
Legal structure of the charity
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, registered under the Companies Acts . The governing document of the charity is the Memorandum and Articles of Association establishing the company under company legislation.
There are no restrictions in the governing documents on the operation of the company or on its investment powers other than those imposed by company law.
The trustees of the company are its directors for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees are all individuals.
The principal operating address, telephone number, email and web addresses of the charity are:-
c/o Osprey Leisure Centre
Castletown, Portland
Dorset, DT5 1BD
Web address www.portlandcommunitypartnership.co.uk
The registered office of the charity for Companies Act purposes is the same as the operating address shown above.
The Trustees in office on the date the report was approved were:-
Andrew Matthews
Susan Cocking
The following persons served as Trustees during the year ended 31 January 2026 :-
The trustees who served as a trustee in the reporting period, and, if applicable, their dates of appointment or resignation during the year were:-.
Andrew Matthews
Susan Cocking
Objects and activities of the charity
The purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document.
These purposes are:

The promotion for the public benefit of the regeneration on the Island of Portland, in the areas of
social, economic and the environment by all or any of the following means:

1 To work in partnership with the local authorities, voluntary and statutory organisations in a
common effort to improve the physical and economic condition of life on the island;

2 To ensure that the Partnership reflects the community it represents;

3 To promote the advancement of education and training within the Portland community with a focus on apprenticeships and the unemployed;

4 Work to ensure as many developments as possible meet the needs of local people;

5 The maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities;

6 The preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance;

7 The provision of recreational facilities for the public.
The main activities undertaken in relation to those purposes during the year.
The partnership has facilitated a number of initiatives during the period. This is through not only sourcing and using project funding but engaging and providing actual support mainly on a voluntary basis with individuals, agencies and other organisations. In summary:

a) Portland Neighbourhood Plan

Members have worked with the Portland Town Council to progress the Neighbourhood Plan in the process enabling the sourcing of grant funding and technical support available to the Town
Council. The Neighbourhood Plan was approved by Referendum in May 2021 and subsequently
agreed by Dorset Council to be part of the development framework

Members are continuing to work with the Town Council on progressing a Review of the Current
Neighbourhood Plan to ensure its continuing effectiveness.

b) Portland Community Land Trust (PCLT)

The partnership was successful in obtaining kickstart funding which has allowed the Land Trust to be established and promoted as well as providing an initial website resource.

The partnership is now hosting the PCLT website in order to minimise expenditure whilst the PCLT continues to establish its role.

The PCLT has secured a total of 9 units to date to meet local housing need working with developers and housing associations. To provide future flexibility the CLT would like to secure direct access to funding.
c) Portland Economic Vision Board and Coastal Community Team

PCP continues to advocate the role of these groups.

d) Representation and Information

The partnership is recognised by Dorset Council and Portland Town Council.

By use of social media relevant community and business information is shared across other sites.
The main achievements and performance of the charity during the year.
The main achievement of the organisation in the year are as follows:

Members continue to support Portland Town Council in particular in progressing a review of the Portland Neighbourhood Plan in order to ensure its currency and effectiveness.

Supplying information to a number of local and national consultations relevant to the development of Portland.

Supporting the continuing development of the Portland Community Land Trust.

Undertaking Economic Vision work and using the framework adopted to inform further developments.

Lobbying and undertaking practical work to raise awareness that Clean Growth Opportunities should be at the heart of the Dorset's Economic Strategy.

Revising our website to reflect the scope of work supported.

The results achieved by the charity in the year have informed improvements to the environment of Portland for both residents and visitors, with the intention of enhancing a sense of community and awareness of emerging issues.
The difference the charity's performance during the year has made to the beneficiaries of the charity.
The results achieved by the charity in the year have improved the awareness of emerging issues to better prepare the community for potential change.
Structure, governance and management of the charity
The methods used to recruit and appoint new charity trustees.
New trustees are appointed by unanimous vote of the board of Trustees. Potential new trustees are identifed by the Board of trustees and are subject to interview to ensure they are suitable for the role.
Bankers Lloyds Bank, 92 St Marys Street, Weymouth DT4 8PA
Accountants Taylors Accountants, 23 Whitehill, Puddletown, Dorset DT2 8SB
Financial review
The charity's financial position at the end of the year ended 31 January 2026
The financial position of the charity at 31 January 2026 and comparatives for the prior period, as more fully detailed in the accounts, can be summarised as follows:-
2026 2025
£ £
Net (expenditure)/income (49) 43
Unrestricted Revenue Funds available for the general purposes of the charity 513 562
Total Funds 513 562
Financial review of the position at the reporting date, 31 January 2026 .
The trustees consider the financial performance by the charity during the year to have been satisfactory.

Partnership's work has been influenced this year by the changes in Local Authority Administration as such we have not sourced additional project funding outside those core funds which held for general activities.

Members intend to review the Governance status in 2026/27 once the Local Authority position is clearer, National Government Intentions towards Development Corporations are better understood and the aspirations of the Portland Town Council are known.

The company has limited reserves and no other source of income. Andrew Matthews, a trustee, has confirmed his intention to provide funding as required to meet the company’s costs for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these accounts. On that basis the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.
Policies on reserves.
The reserves that the trustees have set aside provide financial stability and the means for the development of our principal activity.

The Board regularly reviews the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil our continuing obligations.
Availability and adequacy of assets of each of the funds
The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.
Statement of the Directors' and Trustees' Responsibilities
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations,the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, in view of the fact that the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), .
In particular, the Companies Act 2006 and charity law require the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Board is required to :-
- to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted
Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in business;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of
recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.
The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 and comply with regulations made under the Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Method of preparation of accounts - Small company provisions
The financial statements are set out on pages 11 to 22.
The financial statements have been prepared implementing the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016)
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of trustees on 19 October 2026.
Andrew Matthews
Director and Trustee
Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Report of the Independent Accountant to the Trustees of the charitable company on the accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026
We have prepared the accompanying financial statements of Portland Community Partnership Ltd for the year ended 31 January 2026, set out on pages 11 to 22, from the accounting records and the information and explanations supplied to us by the Trustees. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 and the FRS 102 SORP, under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 17.
Respective responsibilities of the directors and the accountant
As described on page 8, you, the charitable company's Trustees, who are also the Directors of the Company for the purposes of Company law, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
Our responsibility is to prepare accounts upon the basis of the information supplied to us, without conducting any formal scrutiny.
No statement of opinion
We have not carried out any audit procedures and have relied upon information supplied to us by the Trustees, and the information supplied by the Trustees in the course of the preparation of the accounts is not subjected to audit tests or enquiries, and consequently we do not express an audit or other assurance opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Signed:-
Grant Taylor - Independent Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
23 Whitehill
Puddletown
Dorset
DT2 8SB
This report was signed on 19 October 2026
Portland Community Partnership Ltd - Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 January 2026
Statement of Financial Activities (including the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 January 2026, as required by the Companies Act 2006)
SORP Ref Current year Current year Current year Prior Year
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds Total Funds
2026 2026 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Income & Endowments from:
Donations & Legacies A1 1,200 - 1,200 1,800
Total income A 1,200 - 1,200 1,800
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities B2 1,249 - 1,249 1,757
Total expenditure B 1,249 - 1,249 1,757
Net (expenditure)/income for the year (49) - (49) 43
Net income after transfers A-B-C (49) - (49) 43
Net movement in funds (49) - (49) 43
Reconciliation of funds:- E
Total funds brought forward 562 - 562 519
Total funds carried forward 513 - 513 562
The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of income set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the Balance Sheet.
A separate Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses is not required as this statement includes all recognised gains and losses.
All activities derive from continuing operations
The notes attached on pages 17 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
SORP Ref Prior Year Prior Year Prior Year
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds
2025 2025 2025
£ £ £
Income from:
Donations & Legacies A1 1,800 - 1,800
Total income A 1,800 - 1,800
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities B2 1,757 - 1,757
Total expenditure B 1,757 - 1,757
Net income for the year 43 - 43
Net income after transfers 43 - 43
Net movement in funds 43 - 43
Reconciliation of funds:- E
Total funds brought forward 519 - 519
Total funds carried forward 562 - 562
All activities derive from continuing operations
Portland Community Partnership Ltd - Resources applied in the year ended 31 January 2026 towards fixed assets for Charity use:-
2026 2025
£ £
Funds generated in the year as detailed in the SOFA (49) 43
Net resources available to fund charitable activities (49) 43
The notes attached on pages 17 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
Movements in revenue and capital funds for the year ended 31 January 2026
Revenue accumulated funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Last year
Funds Funds Funds Total Funds
2026 2026 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Accumulated funds brought forward 562 - 562 519
Recognised gains and losses before transfers (49) - (49) 43
513 - 513 562
(From)/To unrestricted revenue funds - - - -
Closing revenue funds 513 - 513 562
Summary of funds Unrestricted Restricted Total Last Year
and Funds Funds Total Funds
Designated funds
2026 2026 2026 2025
£ £ £ £
Revenue accumulated funds 513 - 513 562
The notes attached on pages 17 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 January 2026 as required by the Companies Act 2006
2026 2025
£ £
Income
Donations and legacies 1,200 1,800
Gross income in the year before exceptional items 1,200 1,800
Gross income in the year including exceptional items 1,200 1,800
Expenditure
Charitable expenditure, excluding depreciation and amortisation 975 1,483
Governance costs 274 274
Realised losses on disposals of social investments which are programme related - -
Total expenditure in the year 1,249 1,757
Net income before tax in the financial year (49) 43
Tax on surplus on ordinary activities - -
Net income after tax in the financial year (49) 43
Retained surplus for the financial year (49) 43
All activities derive from continuing operations
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006, the headings and subheadings used in the Income and Expenditure account have been adapted to reflect the special nature of the charity's activities.
The notes attached on pages 17 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
Portland Community Partnership Ltd - Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2026
Notes SORP Ref 2026 2025
£ £
Current assets B
Cash at bank and in hand B4 1,061 836
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 6 C1 (548) (274)
Net current assets 513 562
The total net assets of the charity 513 562
The total net assets of the charity are funded by the funds of the charity, as follows:-
Restricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Revenue Funds 10 D3 513 562
Designated Funds
Total charity funds 513 562
The 'SORP Ref' indicated above is the classification of Balance Sheet items as set out in the formal SORP documents. As required by paragraph 4.60 of the SORP, the brought forward and carried forward funds above have been agreed to the SOFA..
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
Andrew Matthews
Director
Approved by the board of trustees on 19 October 2026
The notes attached on pages 17 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
Portland Community Partnership Ltd
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2026
1 Accounting policies
Policies relating to the production of the accounts.
Basis of preparation and accounting convention
The accounts have been prepared on the accruals basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102, (effective 1st January 2016) and 'FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), published by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (CCEW) , and in accordance with all applicable law in the charity's jurisdiction of registration, except that the charity has prepared the financial statements in accordance with the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities) 2019, applicable to all accounting periods beginning on or after 1st January 2019), (The SORP), in preference to the previous SORP, the SORP 2005, which has been withdrawn, notwithstanding the fact that the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 refer explicitly to the SORP 2005. This has been done to accord with current best practice.
The accounts recognise grant income once the grant has been received by the charity; any potential repayments of grants are provided for where, in the view of the trustees, the repayment of such a grant is likely.
Risks and future assumptions
The charity is a public benefit entity.
Cash and bank balances
Cash held by the charity is included at the amount actually held and counted at the year end. Bank balances, whether in credit or overdrawn, are shown at the amounts properly reconciled to the bank statements.
Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
There are no designated funds held by the charity at the year ended 31 January 2026.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal or as implied by law.
2 Liability to taxation
The company is not registered as a charity. No corporation tax is payable for the year as the company had no taxable profits.
3 Winding up or dissolution of the charity
If upon winding up or dissolution of the charity there remain any assets, after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, the assets represented by the accumulated fund shall be transferred to some other charitable body or bodies having similar objects to the charity.
4 Significance of financial instruments to the charity's position
There are no significant matters relating to financial instruments that affect the charity's financial position.
The average number of total staff employed in the year was 0 0
5 Remuneration and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them
No trustees or persons connected with them received any remuneration from the charity, or any related entity.
6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals 548 274
548 274
7 Income and Expenditure account summary 2026 2025
£ £
At 1 February 2025 562 519
At 1 February 2025 562 519
(Loss)/surplus after tax for the year (49) 43
At 31 January 2026 513 562
8 Related party transactions
2026 2025
£ £
Andrew Matthews
Trustee and director of the charitable company
During the year Mr Matthews donated £1,200 to the charity (2025: £1,200). The donation was unrestricted and no amounts were outstanding at the year end. Mr Matthews has a stated intention to provide funding as required to meet the company's costs for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the accounts. 1,200 1,200
9 Particulars of how particular funds are represented by assets and liabilities
At 31 January 2026 Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
funds funds funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Current Assets 1,061 - 1,061
Current Liabilities (548) - - (548)
513 - - 513
At 1 February 2025 Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
funds funds funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Current Assets 836 - - 836
Current Liabilities (274) - - (274)
562 - - 562
10 Change in total funds over the year as shown in Note 9 , analysed by individual funds
Funds brought forward from 2025 Movement in funds in 2026 Funds carried forward to 2027
See Note 11
£ £ £
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds 562 (49) 513
Total unrestricted and designated funds 562 (49) 513
Restricted funds:-
Total restricted funds - - -
Total charity funds 562 (49) 513
11 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 10
Other
Income Expenditure Gains & Movement
Losses in funds
2026 2026 2026 2026
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds 1,200 (1,249) - (49)
12 Details of transfers between funds in the year as shown in Note 10
The transfers shown in note 10 above are:- 2026
£
Net transfers -
13 The purposes for which the funds as detailed in note 10 are held by the charity are:-
Unrestricted and designated funds:-
Unrestricted Revenue Funds These funds are held for meeting the objectives of the charity, and to provide reserves for future activities, and , subject to charity legislation, are free from all restrictions on their use.
14 Ultimate controlling party
The charity is under the control of its legal members.
Every member of the charity is obliged to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £10 to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.
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