# THE DROP IN - PORTLAND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199273
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 13, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1199273


## Contact

- **Address:** Portland Community Venue, Three Yards Close, Portland
- **Postcode:** DT5 1JN
- **Phone:** 07842 762363
- **Email:** enquiries@thedropinportland.com
- **Website:** www.thedropinportland.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, PARTICULARLY THOSE AGES 8 TO 18, LIVING IN PORTLAND BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

**Activities:** The Drop In provide a safe place where young people on Portland can meet , 4 sessions are held each week for ages 8 - 21 and these are run by qualified youth workers .




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Geography

- Dorset





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Helen Collings** | Chair | Sept. 29, 2025 |
| Carol Callis |  | Nov. 8, 2017 |
| Robert Hughes |  | Jan. 26, 2026 |
| Susan Patricia Cocking |  | April 27, 2023 |




