Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

FRIENDS OF PORTLAND WORKS

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).

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£3	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/21	£5	£10	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/20	£11	£9	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	£14	£8	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/18	£15	£17	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£11	£0	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£4	£0	£4	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.friendsofportlandworks.org

p.iseard@gmail.com

07770983913

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Friends of Portland Works
£15,273	20/11/2019 5	Restoration of Randall Street elevation and cart entrance at Portland Works, Sheffield

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROL SEYMOUR Appointed: 2022

CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS COOPER Appointed: 2024

PAUL GEOFFREY ISEARD (Chair) Appointed: 2016

PHILIP JOHN MARTIN Appointed: 2024

RACHEL EAGLE Appointed: 2018

JOHN CLARKE Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: SHEFFIELD HOME OF FOOTBALL,

GEOFFREY JOHN MARSTON OBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: THE FRESHGATE TRUST FOUNDATION, MUSIC IN THE GARDENS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2015, number: 1160641

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

Portland Works
Randall Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S2 4SJ

Objectives

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.

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