Reg15tered numbgr. 00408340
Charlty nuM￿r.. 214339
PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A company limited by guarant•e)
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
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PORTLANO COLLEGE
IA company limited by 9uarante•l
CONTENTS
Ref•rnnc• and *dminlstratl¥• dttails of th• Cornpany. Ils TnMtees and ad¥l*•r•
Trustees. r•pNt
Ind•p•ndent audlt*)rn' veport on the Iln•n¢l•l stat•m•Trts
Con$olid•lod ststement of Iln•nC1￿ actlvltle
2-13
14-17
18
consolida1￿ balanc• sh￿¢
19
Company l)•lance sheel
Consolidated st•temert 01 ush flows
20-21
Notes lo the flnanclal statements
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A eompany lirniiad by guarnnt••)
REFERENCE AND AOMINISTRATIVE OETAILS OF THE comp￿4Y. ITS TRUSTEÉS MID ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Trustees
Mr M 8riggs. Vice Chair
Ms J Bullgr
Ms H Ccwer lappc¥nieil 24 Jarwry 20241
Mr D Do￿t￿nk0
Ms S Egl¢y
Mr P Emerson. Cha
M5AFa
•Ar D Fatptefs
Or D Green. Chair of Tnjstees
r S Jad(son
Ms O Jackson
IAS M Murray
Company r•gl$tered
number
Charity registered
nurnber
214339
Reglst•r•d offlc•
Notlingham Road
Mansfiel
Noth"nghamshwe
NG18 4TJ
Prnsldent
Vlce Presidents
Mrs A Swan Parenle klBE OL
Mrs D m￿aId
Mr K DcDonald
Mr H P Matheson DL
Professor C O'Brien OBE
Company secr*t•ry
Mr I Cowm (until 3 December 20241
Mr D SIArYway (from 3 L)ecember 20241
Ch1￿ eXE￿Al¥e officer Mr M Dale
Ind•pendent ¥ydttor5
PKF Smith Cooper AudrL Lwnrted
ststutw Autjitws
2 Lace Market Square
Notb'ngham
NG1 1PB
Bankers
HSBC Ba￿ pk
1 St. P•t8fs Streei
Derby
DE12AE
Sollcltors
Freelh'5 LLP
Cardinal Square
2nd FkxK, West PoKIt
10 Notb"n9ham Road
DE13QT
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(A comwny limlt•d by guarante•)
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 &WGUST 2024
The Trustees present their annual report together ￿ryIh the audited financial slalements of the Company for the
spar 1 Septernber 2023 to 31 August 2024. The Annual report serves the purposes ol bolh a TnJslees' r8POrt
and a dir8Ctor5' report under cownpany law. The Trustees confirm Ihat the Annual report and financial statements
of the charitable company COM￿ wth the current stalLrtory requirements. the requirern¢nts of the charitable
companls governing rJo(xJmenl ant1 the wow5ions of the Stslement ol Recommended Practice ISORPI
applicable to chafitj'es pr4aring their accounls in accrydance wth ts Financial Reporb'ng standa￿ applicat4¢ in
UK and Republic of Irtrl*d IFRS1021 leffectNe 1 janu￿ 2019). The slrate9ic report ￿qui￿d under
company Law is included in this reptrt and eo¥w5 the sectths ofachi•v•rn8nt and performance. f￿an(la1 review
and plans fUbj￿ penc•Js.
Portland College has thrtre ￿OllY owned subsKtharies. Prmvand College Enteyprises Limited. Polly Teach Limited
and Jurnpstsrt AP Ltd lacquired on 12 August 20241. All Income. expendiiure and balance sheets have been
CC￿s011dated inlo the Port￿￿ College aCt￿nts. T*th e¥tyanat(rynotes.
Oblectlves and actlvltles
a. Pollcles and oblectlv
PortlaTrd Col*e opgratas a ￿brnnL nati￿81 col*ge for Peop￿ a wkje range of disabilities. It is one of the
foremost Colkges ol its lype in the United Kingdom. wo¥idirvJ g(￿ leaming opportunitvds for well over 500
leamers. residents and citizens aged from 9 upward5. The College's prinapal obieclives. set out sn Artide 5 of it5
Artide5 of Associabon. are 'FL¥ the benefil ¢0 advan￿ the edLKalion ol and promote Ihe relief of persons
th L*sabilit*s by any every méans..
The viyon statement of the Charity 1$ thal all p￿[A¢ with disatilibes Will hava a lifetirr* of opportunity. Our
mission is to deliver exceleni programrnes to inwrè aThJ empower pec* wrth dKsabilities to live more
depen¢Jent and ftffilliry fves. The Charity *ll athieve tlws ambiti￿ by concentrating ¢)n its th￿? strategw
goals..
An Increased ThJmber of beneficiaiies vrill be alye to access a thider. m¢Jts diVersrf￿￿ semeè t>ffer and will.
hieve irnproved heath andlor fitness thrcyjgh partiapatyon
An increased nurn￿ ol ￿nefiCia￿eS will be able to a(rEss a more dNer$if￿ servir* offer and wll
achieve their Cofe goaLs lo lea¢1 a more independeni irfe.
An ￿CreaSe¢l number of peopk benefltb.ng from emptyat4.lty w￿￿MMe$. athieving and sustsining work
(both waged and volunlaryl or b&ng enabkd ￿ a￿$ other prowsion.
The colle￿ f(Ku$e¥ on supporb.ng Slum •¢*ievement and progrew. t))lla￿alIng and ¢)xyerating
olhers. In particular the Cdlege has stn'ven to wjduce dear ewdence that the quality of the provision made for
its students demonstrates the impact of ihese sirategic themes. The Dire￿{¥S confirm that during their
¢Ly?￿dera￿.Qn of Ihe colle￿e ￿l10S0phy. due regard of Charity Cornmissicn guit18n￿ on public benefit has
been taken act£￿￿t ofarNI acted uwn. nec855ary.
Th¢ main actiwbes undertaken by the College are siudent leathing. leamirrfj and assessment carried out by the
Furthr Edu￿1￿ team Sukwrted by therapy teams and Regdenb"al Leaming. In adult soval Ca￿ we provide
re5idents.al and day seryices fftduding short breawrwte. Tho othgr a￿l￿treS in line wilh our Arbdes of
Association obJ'e¢b"ves include an emFkn￿ent 5UPPOrt pro91arnn￿, PLYVand Pathways and the fully inclusive
Woodland Adventvre Zone. kn 2023-24. there a wmber of commeraal a¢b¥ities induding lettings and
IK)spitaJrty lunctions.
PcAly Teach Limited was established In 2014 and jlyned the PorNand group in September 2020. prowding high
qualty indivTdual and grryJp tuition for young people who are disengaged from mainstream education Combining
social work. with teathing practs'ce and work. Teach w0v￿e$ bespok• leaming programme5 to young
people a Tange ol emotM)nal. sfyial. and behwoural difficum￿S that make ri diffujn for them to attènd
$ch(x)l. Polly Teach is an Ofsted registered Sth￿l lull time on roll PU￿lS as well 85 part tirne pupils referred
by Ic￿1 authorikn.es or Ihrcyjgh subD)ntrad from s(*br￿S prov￿Ing o)re educAtronal prograMn￿S (Maths, English
and Suer￿> and Yocational Frfogrammes for at Key Slages 2. 3 and 4.
Jumpstart AP Lld gslablished in 2022 and was inc¢xp(rdW inlo Ihe Po￿nd group n August 2024.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Objectl¥es and •¢livllies (cmlinued)
Jumpstart piowdes htgh qualty vocaknal ttji11￿ and qvalificalirms for youThJ peopb (Key St•3es 3 and 41
a￿ disengaged frcKn mainstream educatKJn. Jumpstart AP 1$ a registered Atsmats"ve PrwsM)n service v
N0ttingharns￿re Cwnty Counril offering part-bmè places to pupils ref8rr•d by local authorrties and schools
offerin9 engagemént actiwt*s and votsthonal qu￿￿￿tiOnS in molor vehide maintenan￿. e-SPOrt5, gyTh
Instruction & person￿ fitness and hair & beauty-
In settiThJ c&pctrves and planning for actswbe5. Ihe Trvstees have givèn due c(ffi5ideration to general guidance
published by Ihe Charity Cornrnlsslc￿ relating to public ￿n￿l. inchjding the guidance 'Public benefit.. running
thanty {P821'.
b. Volunt•era
Portland College *dlues the sw￿1[cant contr*wbons frcffi ap[￿XIMa1elY 48 vdunleeTr who support in a variety ol
roles. indudir4J learning and Gyre suppc*l. caiering. estates mainl￿anCe, minibus drivtng and fundralsing. The
Volunteer and CSR Ce￿rdina10r also supports local busirwes to meel their Corporate Sooal Responsibilrty
objectives by promotiThJ and fac]￿lating charitable acti￿)eS.
Strntegic Yeport
Athlev•ments and p•rformance
a. Maln aehl•vem*nts dthè Company
The Win0￿ aL*vity of Portkind College is to prowde the appropriate level of learning & teaching and care
support lor pec* *Mth dIsa￿￿'t1es and mental health corMliti"ons. Leamer5 and (ib2ens are funded prinripalty by
Local Aulhorities and the Education and Skills Funding Agency IESFAI who COV￿ the di￿￿ and support costs of
the ￿a¢eMent. The college fvndraises to ￿ver the cost of new faciliti.es aThJ equipment to enhance the
experience learning of learnefs and oiizens.
Need. rather Ihan 4tx.lty to pay. is the key detern7inant of vknether proskwtive knamer5 ac¢*55 leaming and
teaching pr¢4Jramm8s. Th8 TnJ$lees we therefo￿ fully sa11sf￿ that our activibes m8el Ihg 18gal public b8neffi't
requirement.
L￿fflIng and tèaehln9
During 202&24, HMJh Needs Student fuThJed ￿ numbers S￿)￿15￿d at around 2￿. a grlwrth 0115% on th?
previous year. Success rates for these leamers acuedrted qualfftatirx6 ￿th￿ed to show that g¢4)d
pr(yJress has been madg in ling wth goals and aspiratw$.
The Col*¢ was inspected by Otsted in January Th and ￿CeNe￿ an overall ￿tstand￿}g assessment an
outstanding v•rrJict in each cat•gc¥y. The Twstee5 Ca￿fvuY monitor the quality ol this prowsit)n with a view to
sustaining qUa￿ty at Ihe hI￿leS1 l•¥el.
We have invested resource5 in new teaching facilities induding ygniftsnt upJr8de5 to the popular small animal
farrn and donkey therapy actiwty and to the hair & beauty salon teathiNd area. In May 2024 the new
ManLrfactuiing CÈntrè workshop t￿lI¢JIng was handed over to the College prowding a reallstic manvlacturing
work experienca opportunity as part of Ihe suppty chain fw kjcal rnanufaclurmg tr*Jsinesses. The Manulacluring
Centre has been designed to be earbon negative in use. In Fetryuary 2024 the Charity purchased the f￿8hOld rA
22a Forest Road Wesl, Noltyngham - a substsnljal communty building dose to Nolbngham City Centre whith
hou5e5 a trfanch of Pollyteath School and W*ill be open to Further E¢Jucation Learrws Irom September 2024.
Be Héatthy kbve and C￿lageoUS prcied (¥Jr aw)) to improvo heath and ￿lIbe1r￿J. W• rèeognise
that mental ill health is a growing challengè for learners and this initiab"ve. a￿r￿j with more traditional support
such as counselling semce. embeds su￿￿1 for ￿arnerS in this area. Safeguarding arrangements are a strength
of the col￿ge and we have Th￿emented the govemmenl Prgvent agenda effeclNely. Learners feel safe and
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IA company Ilmiled lry gu•r4Dt•el
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Strateglc r•port (c￿lInued)
Achlevwmnts and wlornianc• {contlnu•dl
are th'lled in SUPFrfM*"r*3 ￿arnets fwxl tr￿$11￿￿ into the college enmronment a thalenge.
Car•
Cbtbzens access ￿ caye pThi5ion in a of ways thrw Ihe Day knice. Rewdential Learning, Short
BreakslRespile Service or the Inwndent L￿l￿g programrne. The Day se￿￿ w0vi￿on is classed non-
regulaled. whilst Ihe others are all reguL8ted by the Quality Commission. All care seThices afe widèly
onsidered to be caring and perw-centred wth demonstrable outcunes. We have been able to build on the
•xcellent reputation of Ihe College. by improving and wdening the impact of OLW offev to learrers and citizens
Ilhe weferred tem. rather than r￿dent ¢y serwce user). ReyuL4led seMce5 are Inspected by the Care Quality
Comrni55ion and Poruand FreedL¥n was rated Gcoj at Ihe most recent inspection (May 20181.
In the Day servi￿$, our market pogbon as a quality p*ovirJet has c￿tinued to strengthen and demand for
places continues to be •xc?ptK)nally hmjh. W? could not meel all demands for places in our campus-based
prowsion so it was necessary to de¥dop Ihe 5eNce in the rommunrty hubs 5 days a week frorn 3 venues in
Mansfield and Ra¥en5head.
We have expanded residenbal learner numbers and have cons8quenlty reouireil additional ¢¥re Staff. In 2023-24
we have worked tsreles51y to improve core staffing numbers aThJ we su￿esSfUlty attained and implemented the
Home Office Heallh Cale Sponsor Visa LicerKe and 1hro￿h the app>nlmenl of an ¢)perations Manager to
Implement mc*e flexible staffing roths. The Chanty as an employer continues to pay ¥tove Ihe bcal market
rnedian salaries for care rdes in an effort to attract and relain the h￿he$l quality staff. We have appli¢d to and
are implementing a career devdr4)menl pathway lor care stalf. We continue to focus on the development of
recordirrfj Ca￿ delivery and impact and seeking to improve the ctrordinaii¢Jft of managèment infomiation. We
believe our staff routsnely dernonstrate commilment above an¢J beyr*nd the expectation of nomial s•rvi¢e delivery
#nd we need to find ￿dy5 to capture and present data to demonstrate that. We are using an education
Iramework lo record progress by tyjr Independent Lmng alizens are hampered by the lack of Suitable
progression opwtunilies for these iybzens oul%"de Ihe services we direclly manage in the Charity group.
Polly T•ach Limlt•d
The Scho￿ was last inspecled by Ofsled in Ihe Summer 012023 and ac￿￿ed a'Gcod' areas of outstandlng
praciKe, induding outstanding in Fersonal dgvekjpment. Leaders have prowded a bespoke curriuJhJm for each
ind¢vidual and have designed a wdItyann￿j and strudured curriculum." it se15 out what rAwils 8re e¥pect8d lo
achieve auoss all subiects. including vocat￿nal subjects. an¢Y the curricJJlum Is implemented well. The new KS2
programme ha5 had limrted success so far insufficient referrals to justify SKJnificant althatr'on ol resources
(space and staffing) and compèting demands for places at KS4. increase in referraLs of pupils with hNJh
SEND needs and parUcvlaty SEMH (social. ern￿.￿al and mentsf health) needs noted in last yearfs report h83
nb"nued. PcAlyteach has responded Ihe develcpment of acuediled FO￿$t School actmty and training the
aniire slaff cohort in trauma4nfomi8d Wat￿Ce. We onb"cipate Trauma-lnformed S(*c*J Status to te awarded
during 2024-25.
Portland Pathways
2023-24 vras another year of high athiewnent in this community-fadng provision vthich ￿ceiVed neatty eoo
new referr815 in-yEar lup 68% on 2022-231. Pathways suppcrts mainly adults vtho are l¢￿J4errn recipiet71s of
welfare or th5ability benefits. During the yEar ￿ op8ned further hub offices in Newark-on-Trent and Kirkby.in-
AShf￿1￿ and received rw funding from Naitonal Lotteries Community to support thè semce into 2026. All corè
performancR tar9?ts for Palhways exceeded with 108 p)b stsrts and 187 ¢C￿￿￿e￿on$ of our Rebuild Your
Mental Health course.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A eompany limtttd by guarantee)
TRUSTEÉS. REPORT ICONTINUEOI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Strat•giG rwort (conflnu￿}
Achlevern*nts and p•rforniane• Icontlnued)
Woodland Ad￿nturn ZonelNewstart Arts & Acll¥iti¢s
The Woodknd Adventwe Zone and N•￿rt IAtslibes SUpp￿t both beneficiar¢es of Ihe Charity5 core servTrces
but also engage in signrficant outreach and d8&very for otrw children and aduts with disabilitres. Parb'ripat¥
numbers for toth offers grew in 2023-24 840 extemal user Interad￿5 in the Wcrf)dland Adventure Zone
and a total of 219J intsmavextemal user interaciion for NewstartArts and Ac11￿￿e5 program￿.
Jumpstsrt AP
The Charity group acquired Jwnpstart AP in August 2024 vrith a rytracquisitirn phase of engagement to FX)sitir
the company for stgnrfKant growth in 2024-25. Jumpstsrt has ad¢Jed new capabilrty to the Charty sYOUP
parD'cularlyv4ith motor vehide maintenance ieaL*iThJ faulities and qualificalion delivery.
b. FundrJi>ing act4Vities and inc¢xM g•n•ratlon
The fundr815in9 teain coniinues ￿ raise funds wia aFvlicalions to Irusts. indivbjuals. organi5ations. and by
organising a number of countymde fundraising events Ihroughout Ihe ￿31. Fundraising targets are project-
based and change eath year to align with the strategie ptan The team a(thieved larget again this year. with
charitable inc4Jme grants tolalling £1.140k durin9 2023-24 1£631k in 2022-231. Funding pledges for the
Manufacbjring Centre were lulty realised in 2023-24 and othef grant sources secured for Ihe projecl. Other key
projects included a large accessible minilyJs, grant pledges toward the redevelopment ol an
accomModa￿n block. funding for (wjtdoor therapy and adventrjre activity equipment and pa￿and Pathways.
Flnancl¥l rnview
. Going con¢ern
Aftef making appropnate enquiri¢s, the Trusiees have a reasonat4e expects1￿ that the Group has adequate
resources to continue In operats.onal t￿stenCe lor the foreseeable future. For this reason. they continue to adopt
the going concern ba515 in prepanng financial s￿ternents_ Furtlw delats regarding Ihe adoption of the going
concem basis can be found in th6 accc¥mts"ng [￿l¢les.
b. Reger¥u pollcy
Reserves are those frjnds aVaila￿e to Ihe Grwp once it has met rts commitments and covered planned
expenditure. The un￿SIrthd Free Restrves r¢tain•d as at 31 AugLtst 2024 were £13.719k1£12.042k in 20231.
The Group I College retsin 'Free' Res¢rves at a ￿ver that *￿Uld meel sjnforeseen shortfalls in short-term income
streams. The ba95 of ol Free Rg58rves ayre8d by Ihe DI￿¢t￿S is three months expendiiure. Freo
Reserves do nol indvde RestrKted or De&gnated Fund5. or fixed assets. General funds of £13,719k (note 211
less fixed assets of £11,663k Inoles 14 and 151 equates to Free ReseNes ol E2.056k. The Designated Funds a5
al 31 August 2024 total £1.QOOk {£1.oc4Jk In 2023} arKJ are for future projects. They are listed in Note 21 of the
Financial Staiement5. The Directors have approved a camws master plan whth sets out a 10-year capital
programme lio approximatefy 20271 to fvrther develop our wc&xlland carnpus into the premier further educalton
dests'nation for disabled people in the UK.
The level of Freè R$seNes required to cover 3 months exFenditure 15 £4.616k as at 31 Au9USt 2024 12023..
£3.751kl. The ¢uFrent level of Free Reserves is than 3 month5 expenditure. however the Directors
undertake regular r8vwws of the level ol Reseryes and they are Satisf￿ Ihat the current lev￿ meets the Group's
reqvirernenls.
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IA comp•ny limited by guarnntee
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED}
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024
¢. Material InV￿tMents policy
Th& Direth require the best use to bè mad¢ of avalable cash resource5 Ihrough the pNdeni placement ol
fixed-term inveslments. Fixe¢J4em UK bank dèposits totalled £25Ok 85 at the Balance Sheet date 31 August
2024 1£761k in 20231 and Cash at 8ank on Dep￿1 sloc#J at £3.700k1£2.915k in 20231. As the ffixed-lem) UK
bank deposits have a fixed terrn of less than th￿e months as at 31 August 2024. these are included within Cash
al Bank on the balan￿ sheel this swr. Therefore total Cash at Bank in the Group 3tood at £3.950k this ￿#r,
increasing by £1,035k during the year. mainly due tr) temwjrary wr)rkiry Cakmlal fluctualrorts. The annual relum
on investm￿ts and Cash al Bank VAS £63k1£68k ￿ 2023).
d. Prfnclp•l risks and unc•rtainti•S
A wular assèssm8nt ol risx is car￿d OUL ¢o¥•ring finanoal and rh>)￿nancIal ri$ks to vknich the College is
ewsed. wrth a pa￿"Cular empha￿$ on Ihose risks whith invofve benefiiyari85. This assessment 15 lom￿llY
viewed at every main Board meeting. the Audit Commiitee able to scrutinise risk management in more
deiail vthere directed by Ihe Board. Eath identifie(1 risk is RAG rated. allocated to an individual senior manag8r
and actions idenNfied to minimise the overall risks. The risk register is an interactive docurnent th81 is continually
revwed and updated bythe Sen￿ management le￿ #Jentity risks and manage m￿"gat￿m activities.
The main areas of wi5k for the ￿ganIsatiOn ￿ cOn￿dered to ￿".
LcGql auth￿lty fmanrial ins(thncy li.e. sectIL￿ 114 nobficalirms under the Local Govemm•rtt Finance Act
19881 lèading to delunding of p)st-16 Spel)￿ transrth ar￿Or bte pawnent or attempted
eduction of placement lees.
Reputatsonal tlamage folkwing a safeguarding Prevent incident invomng a leamer or er(128n.
Cyber Security risk through wnjs and cfv-a1la￿ leading io kjss of informab"on's system eontrolling all
areas of the College tyJsine5s and campus security.
Pnce, wage and tax inAalion leading io finan(ial instability.
e. Princlpal funding
The primary sourees of funtJing lor Portland Colkge are student f•es and re$Klential Ca￿ fees. Studènt
education and re￿dential fees are fvnded wa the ESFA and local authorits.es whiL¥t residents.al and day service
lee5 were received from social care and heanh authcrfibes.
l. Group operatlnq resu4s
The nel income before olher Tecognised gains and losses for the year ended 31 August 2024 wa5 8 surplus of
£2.447k 1£213k in 20231_ The College cperated al a surplus of £3.498k1£1.266k in 20231 before the non-cash
items of deprecia￿On and amortisation. This. thereft>re. represents the College's E8ITDA (Eamings before
Interest, Tax•s, Depreciat￿n and Arnoth'$8tiw) re5utt for the year.
g. Flx•d asx•ts
Ch￿ge5 in Fixed Assets are shown in Note 15 to Ihe Pinanryal Statements. In the opinion of the Dlreclofs the
market value of the freehold wopaty may differ from Ihè book wa￿8. but a5 th8re is no inienty'on of disposng of
any premises, it is Ihefef¢ye nol Consid￿ approFXAte lo qu￿tify lh8 th.ff6ron￿.
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TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Slructure, goYmne• and managemenl
a. Constitution
Portland Colleg¢ w85 lounded as a ￿MpanY limited by guarante• (Company number 004083401 on 12 April
1946 and is govemed in acr£￿dance with its Art￿leS of Assotiatii)n. As a regISte￿d chaTty Icharity number
2143391, the College is also subject to the rules of the Charity Commi55ion. The group ￿$￿Its irlcorporate
Portland C￿lege Enterprises Limited. Pc41y Teath kn"mrted and Jurnpstart AP Ltd (from acquiytion on 12 Augusl
20241. all companie5 registered in Enland and Wales.
The College is controlled by a 8tra￿ ol Govemws (the Direclors under Company Lawl. who bring a broad lange
of ex￿rtiSe to the College and a￿ apwnted by Ihe K4embers of the Cdlege at a Ge￿181 Meeting. Under Artic
25. the Goveming Body must comprise not ￿ than 10 Ordinary Gov8mors and lif and onty rf appoinied a$
Govemorsl. the PfesKl8nl and Vice-Presthnts of Ihe Colle99. Ordinary Governor is appointed IDr a tgrrn of
four years. and normally would Serve no more Ihan ￿¥0 CLwseoJb"ve tem)$. The Ex-olficio Members i.e..
President and VKevPresidents a￿ aprxynted annually. On appointment. r*ew Dtrectors are given a personal
induetion to the College. indmdual meetings wilh all senhy manager5 and an informatson pack including the
Goveming Owiment and familiari5￿9 them th& Myk of th* 8oard arwj their roles 8nd responsibilities.
In accordance vAth the ArtiL*s of ASsouati￿, the Truslees reb'￿ by rolabon. The Board of Governor5 has
open recruitment policy.
b. Method¥ of appolntment or •l•eiion ot Truste
The management of th¢ Group and Ihe Company 15 Ihe re5pxsknility of Ihe Tru5teos 7A*Tro arn elected aTrJ ry>-
opted under ihe terns of the Trust d*Èd.
. Or9•nTr5ational stN¢luTe and d•elslOn4￿a￿lftg polkl•s
The Collage benefils from a goyeming t*)dy possessing a CoMp￿hen51Ve range of skiNs and experience which
all¢)ws detsiled oversight of all facets of the tKJsiness of the College. The Drylors discharye their duties wa
Goveming Body meetings. held al least four times per ypar and through a rdnge of Committees which includg...
Audit Committèe, Rernuwab￿ Ccwnmrttee, Oversvjhl ol Stsndards Group. Ov8r5ight of Finance Group,
Enterprises Board, Estates PbnniwwJ Group and Development Working Group. Th¢5¢ commthees, tog&ther vthh
any oiher working part*5 that may at b.mes nece55ary, meet as and ¥vhen requiréd. The Prinopal and Chi•1
Extcutive officer is responsible to the tmrectors for Ihe daY40￿8Y running of Ihe Cdlege and the execution of
strategy and polioes as dea.ded by the Board of Go¥emoTs. In 202>24, Ihe breadlh of Board experlise 8vailable
to the College is degr￿be￿ below.
tknvn Gre•n Bsc (Hon*l PhD C•rtEd PGDlp FSET- Chalr of Go¥emors
Dawn joined the Board in 2015. She was pwou51y Principal & CEO at Landmarks College and Vice Principal at
Portland College. She is now the Karten Ne￿k Develcpment CothinatLW, Natspec's Quality Improvement
Lead and also provides quality improvernenl consuifancy swwces for spe&alist lurther education college5.
Mark Brlggs - Vke Chair and Chalr of Staff Cwnc
Mark I￿ned Ihe Board in 2019. has exIenS￿ eXpe￿nCe in the put￿1¢ and cultural sectors. and has director level
experience in IxJsine55 and transformation. Alorwj wth this, Mark is a f(xmer Paratymwan wth insght into sport,
heallh and wel￿beIng.
Peter Em8rson DL- Wi¢e Chalr •nd CIMtr ol Estat•s Plannlng Group
Pètaf joined the Board in 2017. P￿ar reb.red as ch￿ Operating Olficer of Severf￿ld PLC and Managing Diraclor
of Wat50n Ste•1 in 2013. Retwd November 2023 ftom being a consultanl in the C￿struc110n induslry and from
Laing O'Rourke Limited.
Joanne Butler
Joanne joined the Board in 2021. She is an auiism cOns￿nt wothing ￿ educath)n. wtNkpFaces. and othèr youth
and aduh organisation5 through her company SEND SuprKJrt. Jo is Ihe ctraulhy of Is That Effectlve
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A wnp•ry lknii¢d lry guw•ntee)
TRUSTEES. RepoRT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Stru¢lure, gowmance and Manageme￿ (eontinu•dl
Cornmuni¢ation in a neUrtsd1ve￿ W￿d. She ¥rns F￿￿uSty ts Head teather ol #n ¥utism speualist school.
and offws specaalist teachiry for NotDnghamshire Clymty Cwnril.
Helen Cooper 8A(Honsl BSCIHonsl - appoSnt•d 24th January 2024
Hden has been on the Board of th8 Royal College of OC£upat￿al Therapists Sin￿ 2019 and ha5 been invdved
in several clinical review5 for the Nats"onal Institule for Health Researth. Over the years she has developed a
¢ompr¢h¢nsivo undetslandirwJ of care b￿1 practices. regulatory complianrE and risk rnanagemenl. Helen is a
Directty ol Delphi Lld Fxowding exrert congjttancy, traintng arwj aokn.sory serMce5 to the soual care rndustry.
David Dowbenko 8SclHonsl M
Dawd Joined the Board in July 2023. He has over 30 Jears, ey4)triÈnce ol ktal government. across a number of
functions. Much of this has been in management roles assooat*d th tharyè and modernisatson, induding the
prowsKm ol school trarn5PNt for rxjpils with specrdl educational needs and dIsa￿"￿"t1es. Damd is involved with the
Ukrainian Cultural Cenlre in Notlingham. where he 15 Head ol Ihe Audit Committee. He is a150 Chair Elect of the
North St8ffordshire Cornmunty Rail Partr￿1p.
Sarah Egley RGN 8A(Hon$l Htsllh C•re Practlce & MAMU M•nawineirt and L¢ad?rship.' Lead Govemor
for Safèguarding
Sarah joined the Boafd in 2018. She is Assistani Director <)Jalty Improvement, Innovatth aThJ Assuran¢e for
Derbyshire Community Heamh Services NHS Trus¢. Sarah also has hdd the Fosition ol inlerim Deputy Chief
Nurse in 2023. Sarah brings a wK1e breadih of experience from opernts.onal nursing and leadership rgles, within a
variety ol cl'nical s&Mces. Sarah. has taught in academic seth.ng as an Associate Lecture. She has worked in
acute and community settings as wdl as supporting inlegf3I￿ W￿￿treaMS th19ing seryices from health and
social ￿re together. Sarah ￿adS quality improvemenl. inrb0Vati￿ assurancè a$ wdl as ryeab'ng system
resilience in kKal organisall"onakwide d¢vekvn￿t.
Amanda Farr DL Msc (Oxon)
Arnanda joined the Board in 2018. Sh8 has *vked in NHS rehabilitation and ment81 h8dth services for most of
hèr eareer. latt•rfy ￿adIng c￿ntY ￿Mary care menial hèalth servic85. She has been a visiting lecturer al
Nottingham and Oxford Untver5ities. She of Sweeney and Farr As$￿*ateS offering mentsl tlealth
treatments and ￿9an￿at￿Jnal *pll-beirg. Amanda is Ihe Ch•r of Nottingham Pla￿OUSe Board and has
extensive experience in th• ￿lUntary in ts aty and cwnty of Nott"tnghamshir8 and is a former High
Shgriff and curreni Deputy kn￿nant of Ihe c¢unty.
Pl0f￿901 Dean Fathers DL- Chair of R•mun•ration Committ••
Dean io¢n8d Ihe 8oard in 2017 Wtt￿n he was Chair of. NHS ULHT and Nottinghamshire Healthca￿ NHS
Foundat￿￿ Trust. He currenlty hdds Non-ExeuJtive Board appryntfflents with the Parliamentary and Health
Services Ombudsman Ivthere he is Chair of Quality Committee) and the Academy for F￿alth Cxre Srjence
(where he is Chair of the Ltfe saen￿ Steering Grwpl. He is aLso a Trustee of the Charity ca￿ After Combat,
Chair of the Midlands Engine's Health Care and Lrfe Science Board and Independent Chair of Iljality Safety and
Risk at Voyage Care. In add￿"On. Dean ho￿ HorK)rary Vigb'ng Professor fo￿ Ihe Universities of
Noth"ngham and Lin(*kn.
D•ann• Jackson FCCA Chalr of Audlt Committ••
Dianne joined the Board In January 2023 and has been an extemal ad￿sor to Ihe OFG since 2019. Oianne is an
experienced Finance Dwector ext¢n5ive knowledge and experiertrce frixn working in the Eduration Secior for
over 25 year5. Drdnne a nonexeGub"ve diredor of a housng assocratson aTrJ also Chair of Nolts County
Foth)dation who are th8 independenl charitabl• arm of Notts c￿￿ty FIKJtball Club.
St*ph•n Jackson- FCMA GCMA- Chair of Owsight olFln#ncè Group
Stephen joined the Board in 2019. He Is a CLvxrneroallyfcKused Executs"ve wth global experien￿ and Cha￿$ the
Audit Committee. He has ovèr 30 years tJ)ard level experience al both Executive and Non-E¥ecutive level.
June Murray. Chair of 0￿rsI9ht ol Stsndards CofflThittee
June I￿ned Ihe Board in November 2022 and has 8￿enSIve expenènce *4)tking in speoalist further education at
RN18 Cdlege Lc*Jghborvugh In(Yw kTry•m as Sense Cdlege Lcwht*whl for the pasl h¥en￿tne ￿a￿S as
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED)
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Structure. governan￿ and manaqemenl (contlnued)
As5istsnt Pn"n(ipal aNI Colege Principal.
Councillor Samantha Deakin- COwOPted member
Samanlha pined the Board in 2021 as Nottingharnshire Cwnty CwrKifs representative. She is the c￿nty
Councilk* for the Ward where P¢xUand C￿lege is I￿ated and also a ca￿'neI Member for Ashfield District
Council.
Whilst the Charity benefit5 from a very slrrmg and pytractive Board. Ihe Governors have been diligent in aLTrditing
the skill set of exists.ng M￿bers, develowry a fomal successon plan based on anb"cipated ￿￿rement dates aNI
rew8wirng the Sirateg¢c direclh)n ol the Charity to ensure trHt we refain thal slrength and c8n pwde effective
govemance of the wde and incre￿ng raroe of actiwties.
d. Polici8s adoM•d lor the inducilon and trainin9 of Tn
All new Governor Awoinlments fdb74V a lull re￿rt￿nI process, Ir￿uding application and iniemew
with College Principal, Chair and Governor Parwl ensuring commilm•nt. skills and discovering any p)t•nlkql
conflict of Interest. This is then followed by a structured inducfion programme with the Senior Managgm?nt ieam
and ongoing trainirwJ induding sar￿ard11￿j.
*. Financial risk manogement
The Truslees have 85ses5ed major risk5 to whi¢h th¢ Gr¢wp and th¢ Ctynpany * exposed. in particular
those related to the optratrffis arKI firtrance5 of the Group and the Company. and are satisfjed that Systems a￿1
procedures are in place lo M￿"gate éxposure lo the major risks_
f. Tru#tees' Indemnities
During the ￿r, the Col￿ge purchased E¥ecuti¥e. Profess￿81 and Fiddty ￿abl￿ty Insurance. whKh Covered
the ￿￿ctOrS and Officèrs of the College. at a tost 01 £9.114 {2023-. t9.1141_ In all cases. the tnsuran¢
indemnifiès the College against k>sses incurred from 7AYongful acts that ￿$￿It in claims by third parb"ès. In
add￿On, the indfvtdual Directors or Officers are covered under the Exeodtsve Lkabilty insurance policy against
personal loss, as a ￿sUIt ol claims made Up(￿ them for acti￿$ taken wtiilst acting in their capacty as 01￿ctorS
or of th8 College.
g. S•nlor t•am r•mUner•tl(￿ stat•m•nt and S•nior post holderg T￿1Th the remit of Remuneration
Committee
This statement is published by the Board of Govemor5 01 POrtIar￿ College the fmaniial year 2023-24,
informed by ihe Asswiation ol c￿lege$, Senior Poslholder R?munerafion Cc#l?.
Principal & Ghief Exe¢ubve Offi¢er
Mark Dale
Deputy Prinupal fjuality & Further Eduration
Angela NevAowthnes
Assistant Principal Care & Designated Safeguardry Lead Ike Onvhjkwe
Assistant Princpal Development
Ethvard Johnstone
Assisiani Princpal Finance & Compliance
Daniel Stanway lapwntgj Fetyuary 20241
Assistant Principal Schwls
Shaun Pdlard
P(Alcy on the vemunerJti(¥n ot S•nlor post holders
The Remun&ralffi Commrttee seeks to fow"i. retsii and rewa￿ the bost pos$ble staff to ddivtr the colla￿.$
strategic objectwe5 and effectively lead operab"ons. The Committee uses extemal benchmark infcwmalion,
nolably the Assrxiab"on ol Col￿eS Senior Pay Surv8y RerKJrt. and kKal lalwr market inlomiaiion to ag
appr￿rIal8 lev81s. Al roles in Ihe c￿lege are graded u&ng an established market leader system of Job
valuation. Cronw RewardTM Th• (*"edi¥e is to irny4oment equal pay work ol aqual value.

PORTLAND COLLEGE
IA company Iwnited by guar•nt•e
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YE•A ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Structur•. g¢)vernance and m•nwmen¢ IcoDlinued)
The Board of Govèmors sets ari Annual Cost Df LTrwng rise on 1st hw'l each year atvj the Remunèratitsn
Cornmiltee takes accwnl of the annual pay award vth8n det8rnwn￿g whether or not lo appty a cost of living
increase to serior hohJers.
The College does not have a ￿rf0￿ce related pay scheme. The Col￿ge does have an gx¢gptional
perfonrance bonus rK0cedu￿. which cc*Jld be applied to a sen￿r p)st Wder on the recomrnendalion 91 her or
his line manager. Any reoynmendation be su*"ect to approval by Ihe Remuneration Committee.
Excepiional performan￿ bMu5e$ are non-U)nsolklate(l and nffvpènS￿abI&.
The College offers Iwo pension schemes to emplo￿$.. Teather5' Pensi￿ Stheme for e1￿ible empknyees and a
defined conlribjtion scheme availaNe to any emplo￿.
R•mn*r¥b"on Committee approved a rost of li￿ry rise of 7.0% for senior E￿￿-hOldets from 1st April 2024. Cost
of living for other staff was 9.78%. In 2023-24. no exwi￿al perfomance bonuses were paid to senior
st-holders.
Pay muttl￿e of th• Printipal & ch.ef ExocLthe Officer in reLI11L￿ to the Icr•ftst paid fu114ime wuivaknt salary al
the College.
Date
31st August 2024
Pay Mu￿￿￿e olthe Thincipal & CEO
5.27 {5.41 in 20231
L(Mest fUll￿me equivalent salary
£22.306
Poli¢y on incorne derlv•d from ext•rnal actl¥lti•$
Staff ale supported to undertake extemal wc*k in certain circumstances, e.g. Sèrvi￿ in the Reserve Armed
Forces. acting as an Ofsted or CQC Inspect(* or CQC Expert. consultancy propcts that would develop the skills
of Ihe staff member or enhance their knovAedge and underslarK*"ng in relation io their substantive role. Nomally
extemal work shwld not exceed 10 I￿1rk1r￿j days per annum. speu.al ￿ave will be 9ranled in approved
circumstances. The staff member may retsin any eamings frryn vp to 10 days extemal work per annum.
In 2023-24. the Deputy Principal rel￿￿￿ extemal eamings from 10 days work as w Ofsled Inspector.
h. Employm•nt pollcleg
It is the College's pclicy to have effective communicab"oA and wn5uifabon wth its staff. We have a vduntsry
r¢cognitvJn agreemenl with the Trade Unil￿5 Unison and NASUWT for all Staff. Under ihe leims of this
agveement, and our Staff C(yJncil ConstitulK)n, we consult on a variety of issues afferting terms and conditions of
nployment. which are iegulaty discussed. at l?asl three tsmes per annum at Staff Council. Vve also
mmunicate wa perfom)ance management I￿1$ such as irKliMdual perfcfftanrL ￿vIewS and supervis￿￿5.
Leadership forum. team briefings, staff tsainirrtJ days. frequenl n8Ws Ixjiknfbn5, Prinipal's Comms and the Senior
Management Team's enga9ernenl meetings groups of staff.
The CL4lege is lully cornmiiled to Equthty. ￿"Ver$i￿ and Indusicffl IEDI) ar¥J wblishes its gender pay gap
annually. Portland Ccllege is an equal oppNtunib"e5 emF4oyer and is acuedited as a Oisabilty Confidènt arKt
Mbndful Empk)yer. al￿9 with being a member of the NaiK¥HI Aubslic Socpty.
The Cdlege emplo￿ ￿ 8vefage of 382 tu114ime equNalent peoFle ¢j￿I￿g th• year. ccfflpared with 381
2022-23.
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PORTLAhlD COLLEGE
(A company limiied by guarnntee)
TRUSTEES REPORT ICONTIMUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 WGUST 2024
Plans future perfods
The Boar<1 ol Governors has worked the Senh)r Mana9ement Team to devebp an ambit10115 5-year plan,
¢r4btted A Lifet¥ne of Opportijnity vthich ￿nert$ the recent w&on statement a*)ted by the Charity. The plan ha5
been through an extengve perth of stskehokler consultabon and engwrnant and Ihe Directots are confident
that the investment and devekjpmerf WAI rtsult in increased wblie benefit as d8fined through the Artides ol
Asswation. The Fdan ant￿pate5 Ihai 011 ujrrenl core prryramrnes tMII also o)ntinue to operate, serving an
InC￿ased number of beneficiaiies during the plan penL*J.
The plan contains signif¢canl ambrtions to gecgraphiG4ty e¥iend the rangè *)d number of further and arju
education oppthinities thrc*Jgh the creation of h￿) 51te5 in Nottingham and a numbtr of other towns. This will
enable ihe Charily to benefit mofe individuals every year. folky*ing a period of successful expansw. 2017-20.
B¢Jilthng on Ihe success of mai(K returtishment projects Ihe (Trat￿n of the aw&wtnning W(Kdand
Adventure Zwe. the Director5 are wppothg sub5tsntial in¥e5tmert thring lh• plan period..
Redev?bpmeni of a communal residential ￿0¢k to 15 mod•m en suite room5 wth bèspoke communal
areas for addityonal reSIden￿'al studenfs to meet higher deffl￿d ((lue lo compbBts June 20251.
Purchase ol a ￿mMunitY building in Nottingham as a fc* expansirffi of actiwlies for further education
and Polty Teach lryjmpleted Febwary 20241.
Redevelopmenl ol a redundant accL*nmodalirM bl(Kk into Social hw5ing for disablgd
Redesign of the small animal farm and hortiDJlivre areas. The current facililies rang? b¢￿en 10 and 15
years old and a￿ all but lifelle4Nred. Purposeful out¢Yw remains a popular area for pecyle wNh
¢ompl8x disabiliD'es 8nd a150 prowdes Wlider therap8ubc and edu¢2lional optx)rtunities lè.g. education for
sUSta￿a￿lity linked lo the United Nab"cffls su5tainabiknty goa151. Par￿￿tY c4)mpkted 2023-24.
ConstructRw of a light manufacturing v￿rkShOp. Thks wcyect c(rfnplements and completes the recenl
investment into construction trades and is caretulty maFped on to the Ictal jobs fflarket wherè there is
continuous demand for latMyJr in lumiture manufacturing. The inveslment wll te substantialty funded by
Govemmenl's Tovms Fund (com￿ete￿ 20241.
A renewal of the main camws core infra5trudure indudry the water main, electrioty main an(1 campus dala
cable neh¥ork Iwater mafjn completed in 2024. &18Ctn"cal suppty usyJraded in 20241.
Invèstment in eneryy genèration and kM¢r heatyng tethnrJc4Jie$ 10 $upport a thve toward Net Zero In
Scope 1 emissions by 2035 (new Manufactuling Centre is carbon negaty.ve in use," all eleclnaty is purchased
Irom renewable generalion SQLYIXSI.
We will conlinue to seek oprrt)rtunib"es to additi￿81 hubs acr055 the kxal area closer to the homes and
work opportunities for ob"zens. We *ill also Iwk lo colbborale wilh gwd qualty organisalion5 suppth'ng
isabled people.
In 2025 tht Charity wll tonb.nue to operate put4ic engagement sxtyarammes to capitalise on the SI￿•ricant
investment in new and ￿lUrbIshed faulities such as the Wcdiand Athenture Zcme ènd Newstart Theatre. These
faalrties wll often te let, free of rent. to educalim and community groups whose core purpose aligns wilh the
Charitys own ct4'ects. The￿ will be otrw Kryrarrwr￿ of publ￿ benefft. cpen lo all, operated by the College.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
{A comyny limlted ty gvarnntae)
TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR EhlDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Engaym¢nl with w*ployees and ernPlo￿nl ofth• disabled
Employees heve been ts)nsu*ed ￿ issuÈs of cr￿￿*M to them ty means ol regular consultal￿e committee and
stsff mettirtgs and have been kepl in1￿Med t￿ speofic mattets direciiy by management. The Group and the
Company cafry Out exii inler¥iews for JI staff leaving the organisalion and have adopted a wrttdure of upward
feedback for senior rnanager￿t and Ihe T¥ustees.
The Group have IMpl￿ented a number of detirykd rdicaes ￿ Tdation to all aspects of personnel mattsrs
induding..
Equal cwortunities poky
Volunteers. policy
Health & safety Wicy
In a¢¢ordance ¥*y¢h the Group and the Cofflpanrfs equal OpF￿tu￿Illes g￿liCY, Ih? Group and the Company have
longestablishtrd fair employm￿1 practices in th• recrurfrw*nl. selection. retenb.on and training of drsabled staff.
Full details ofthese pyicaes are availatrAe from the Compan18 offKes.
Sl*¢ment of Trustws. r•$pon6ibilitl•s
Thg Trustees l*lKJ are also the (lirectrys of ts Cryrpany fcr purposes of ￿rnpanY knwl a￿ ￿SPonsible lor
preparing the Trustees. rep(xl induding the Strategc repxjrt and the financial ststerrents in accordance with
applicable law and United lQ"rvJth)rn Acc(yJntsng Stwmjards Iunrted KIngd￿Tr Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice).
Company L8w requwe5 the Tnjstees to p￿￿e finant?al Statem￿1$ for each finanoal Under cGvnpany kqw.
the Trustees must not approve the ffinanoal siatem8nts unless they are sab'sfied that they give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs ol Ihe Grwp and Ihe Company arKI of their in¢ornirvJ reswr¢es and application ol
resiyJfte5, including their income and •xpenditure. for that peril￿. In these finaroal st*ements, the
Trustees ar• r￿UlTed lo:
selecl suitable acrtsjnling wliryes and Ihen 8ppty them eonsstenty.
obseN• the methods and wnoWes of th* charit￿ SORP IFRS 1021:
rn*e judgrnents and a￿Ounting estimales Ihat aré rea$onabbe and prudenl.
state w￿1h￿r applicable UK Accounts"rKJ Standards {FRS 1021 have been followed. subject kn any material
departure5 disdosed and ewained in the finanaal siatemenls;
prepare financial slaternents on Ihe g0¥)g c4)ncern bas6 unless it is inappropriate lo presum8 thal the
Group vdill in busin￿￿.
The Trustees We respcmssble tr keepng adequate accounting Ihal are sufficient to show and explain
the Groltp and the Crxnpanls transaclions and di5dDse th reasona￿8 acwracy at any time the financial
po*tion of the Group and the Cornpany and enab￿ them to ensure that the financial statements comply swth the
ompanies Act 2006. They are also responsib￿ for saleguar¢Jing the assets oflhe Group and Ihe C(*npany and
hence for takn.ng rea$￿a￿e steps Ic* Ihe Kxeventx*) and dete(thffj of fraud other irregularib"es.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A cTrny Ilrnlled by guarantèe)
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Dis¢lo•urè of Inforni•tion to •udltors
Eath of the persons who a￿ Truslees at the time ¥then ihis Trustees. report is approvet1 has cmfirmed that"
so tsr as that Truslèe is aVAre. Ihere i8 rele￿nt inforniatiC￿ of which the Charitab￿ grwp's
auditors are unaware. and
that Trust•e has lak¢n all the steps thal cught to have bew t*en as a Trustee in c*der to be aware of
any ielevant audtl Informal*￿ ond to eswlish that the Charitab￿ grwp¥ auditors are aw￿ of that
Infomiation.
Audltots
rhè auditots. PKF Smith CLXW Audit Limited, ha%R indicated ther WTllinwess to ojntinue ￿ office. The
designateLI Twstee5 ¥AI proptyse a motKJn rEapKththg the auditors ai a meeting of Ihe TrusteFJs.
Approved by ￿der of the rrwnbw3 of the l>xrd o1Truslg￿ and 5ign#d on thair behaN by.
Dr D Gr••n
Chair of Trustees
Dale. 13- 65_ loZS-
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PORTLAMD COLLEGE
(A cofflpany limlt•d by guarnnt•el
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEIOBERS OF PORTLAND COLLEGE
Opinion
W? have auditeil Ihe fi*ancial Statements of Porland Cdlege (the 'po￿nt charitable companll and its
subsidiaries Ithe 'group'l for Ihe year end￿ 31 August 2024 whith comprise the ConsdlE1aiéd st8tement of
rinancial ath'vrties. the Consdidated balance sheet, the Company balance sheet, the Cc%nsolidated statèmenl of
cash flows and the ￿lated notes, induding a surnmary of significanl a￿)unting pOl￿tS. The financial r•porting
framework that has been applied in thwr weparatth is ap￿icab￿ law and United Kingdom Accountin9
Standards. induding Fw)ancial Repth"ng Stsndard 102 The Finanoal Repoth"ng Standard applicable in the UK
and Republ￿ of I￿eL￿d, (Urmled Kingdrrfn G￿erallY Acc*pted Acc4xmlwig pr￿.¢?).
In or*nion tsffinanclal st8tem•nts'.
gNe a true and lair wew of the state of the Gro￿.8 and of the pwent charilable cunpanys affairs as at 31
August 2024 and of the Gffjup's incL¥TMng resourtes arKI a￿l¢allOn of rest￿rceS. including ils income
and expenditu￿ for the year then ￿￿ed.
have been proFerty wepared ￿ accordance wilh Uriied KJ"ngdcffi Generalty Accepted Ac¢ounkn"ng
Practice." and
have been prepared in accordan￿ Mith Ihe requirernents of Ihe C(Ynpanie5 Act 2Tr)6.
Ba8iJ for opinio
We eonductecj our audit in aC￿rIanCe IntematiC￿aI Standarfs on Audithng IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicabl?
law. Our ￿spOnSibl11￿.es under those S￿d31¢J$ are further described in the Avdrttys, responsibilities for the audit
ol the financial ststements sectK>n of wr report. We are independenl of the Group in acwdance with the ethical
quirements th3t are relevani to aud￿* of Ihe Ilnanoal 51atements in the United Ki￿om. induding the
Financial Reporting Councifs Ethical Standard. and we have Lwr other ethKal r85ponsbilitips in
actordance wth these requirements. We believe Ihat the avdii e¥wJence we have obiaine(J is sufficRnt an¢J
apprCPria￿ tQ WOTr4ide a ba￿$ lor our wwwon.
Con¢lusl¢*ns r•latlng ¢0 golng ¢on£•m
In auditing ihe finan¢ial $talem8nts. * hav¢ C(￿4￿ded that Ihe Tw$t¢¢s' us¢ of the ¢oncem basi$ of
accounling in the preparabon of the financial is apprqxiale.
Based Im the work w• ha￿ p￿1￿￿&￿. have rKA idenlif*d any maierial urKertainb"es rnlating to events or
ndition5 thaL indiwdualty or rxllecb'vety. may cast significanl doubt on the Group's or the parent ¢harltsble
cornpanls abilty lo ¢￿tinue as a wrKJ tor a penLxI of at least Iwehe months vthen the financial
stalements are aulfv0i1s￿ for iSSL*.
Our reSp￿SibIlIt￿ the responsi￿.11￿.es of lh• Tnjslees with respect to gomg concem ar• d￿rrib8{1 in th
relevant secti￿$ ofthis reprxt.
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PORTLAND C(XLEGE
IA company Ilm•t•d by gu•T4nl•¢l
INDEPEt40ENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PORTLAND COLLEGE ICONTINUEDI
Othw hllomiailon
Th8 Othèr inlcymation comprises the infwmaiw incknded in th? knnual rewrt other than the financial statements
and our Auditors. rewrt thereon. The Trustees responsible for the other inforniatson ujntained wthin the
Annual report. Our opinion on the ffinanoal ststements does not cover the olher information and, except to the
extenl othe￿iSe expliciuy stated in c￿r report. we do Th)t eXp￿sS any fomi of assLwanc8 condusion thereon. Our
responsits4lity is to rèad ihe other Infomiaiion and. in doing 50, cOns￿er wl*ther the other information 15
materialty incon&stent wth the finanoal stalements OT our knth¥fedge obtsined in the course of ihe audit. or
otherwise appeals lo be materially misslated_ If we idtnity such material inry)nsi8ienries or 8PP8rent mèterial
misslatements. we are required to detemine wheiher thts give5 rise to 8 fflaterial misstatement In the financial
staternents themselve5. Ir. based £*) the have perfomed. ¥¥e Cr￿Clu(le ihat Ihere is a rnaterial
misststémenl of this other infom)a(￿. a￿ required to repryt Ihat fact.
We have nolhing to r•F¥Jt in this reg¥d.
Opinion on oth•r matt•rs pr•scrib•d by th¢ coM￿nI*S Act 2006
In our opin￿, based on the Undertaken in Ihe cw5e of the autht."
thé infom)ats"on given In the Truslees. repNi i￿rUding the Slrat¢gic rewjrt for the fina￿la1 ￿ar for whith
the f￿anCial slalements are prepared is consistenl the finaftcial 5talerr￿ts.
the Trustees. ￿port and the Stralegic repryl have been prepared in accordance with applicable *al
uirements.
Matters on *thi¢h we are requirwl to report by •xe•pti*)n
In the I￿h1 of our knO￿edge and undetsiandlng of Ihe L*aiitable ccrfnpany aThJ its enyironmert obtained In the
course ol Ihe audit, have not I￿￿1￿*d material mi5slatements in the Truslees, repryt induding thè Stralegic
We hav8 nothing to re￿￿rt in respect ol the folky*irvJ matters in relats.on to whith Companies Act 200.6 requI￿S
us to rep￿1 to you il, in ow cyinion".
ihe parent charitsble company has not kept adequate and Suff￿4ent accoLmbng records. or ￿tUrnS
adequate fur our audit have not been received from branchès not v7siied by us; or
Ihe parent Charitab￿ company finanri31 siaiements are not in agreement the ￿(o￿ting recK*ds an
retums".
certain disdosures ofTru5tees' rernunefatKJn sp•ofied by are nol made: or
VA have r￿t received all the inforniatson and ewan8ts.ons we require lor w audrt.
Responslbllllles of trust•Ès
As explained m￿e fulty in the Trustees, fesponsbilities statgniwit, the Trustges Iwho are also ihe directors of the
charitable company for the pU￿$seS of o)mpany lawl are responsiL4tr lor the kyeparation of the financial
statements and for being satisfied that they give a twe and fair view. a￿1 for such internal control as th¢
Trustees delem)ine is nece55ary to enalAe the FryaratIC￿ of f￿an￿al statements that a￿ free frun materi81
misstatemenl. whether dve lo fraué or error.
In preparing the financial statements. the Truslees ￿ r•sr•Msibk for as5•S5ing th• Group's and the parent
charitable companls alylity to conbnue a$ a goiThJ Contem. t1isdosing, as applicable, matters ￿lated to going
concem and using the gryng concem basis of ac£ouniNvJ unkss the Trustees either intend lo liquidate the Group
or the parent ch8ritth cornpany or ￿ ￿$tr operab"tsns. or have rbo realistic amemative tKJt to do so.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A e(#npany limited by guarantw)
INDEPENDENT AUDrroRS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PORTLAND COLLEGE ICONTINUEDI
Auditors, r•sP0115ibilitie5 for thg audit olth? fin￿￿041 stst•m•nts
Our obieetives are to oblain reasonable assurance at#wt the financial stat•ment5 as a wholg ar8 free
from material missiatement, vthttther dut io traud or error. and to issue an Auditors. rep￿1 that indudes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a hKJh ￿1 of assurance. bvt is not 8 guarantee that an audrt c(￿dUCted in
acryjrdance with ISAS IUKI always tjetecl a material mis5talement when it exists. Misstatements can arise
from Iraud or Érror and are Conside￿ matelial rf. individualty or in Ihe aggregate, they coukl reasonatdy be
expected to influence thé economic dÈasirffis of users tskeTh on Ihe basis of these financial statements.
Irregukiiti•s, IndU￿1ng fraud. are instsn¢e5 of nc￿-c￿p￿.an¢e ￿1h la￿ ￿gUlatiOns. We de5vJn procedvres
in line with our respon&bilib"•s, ouuined above. to delect material misstatements in respect of irregularities.
inc5uding fraud. The extent lo *ffiich (NJr 1xocedu￿ are ¢aPab￿ of detedirs wregularities. induding fraud is
detailed bebw..
Base(l on our underslarhjing ol Ihè and iThJustry, we *Jenlify the key lav43 and regulati￿$ thcting the
Group. We identified that princ4)al risk (rffrdud or non {Thnplr￿ce V•ith laws regulat￿n$ relate(I to..
management bias in respect of accc4Jnts"ng estimates athj jLw*ements made,.
management override of eontrol..
posbng ol urrtJ5ual iwmals or Iransacbons.
We focused on thosé areas that ojuld 9Ne rise to a matwial mBstatemeni in the Group ffflan¢Tral $tstemenls.
Our p￿Cted￿re$ induded, but were not limited to:
Enquiry of management and those tharged *ith govemanrA around actual and potential litigation and
dairn5. incbJding instances of nry￿¥ynpllance laws and wulations and fTaud:
Reviewing minutes of meets.ngs of those charged wrth govemance where avaik3ble,'
Reviewng legal èxpendttwe in the >Ear lo •Jentify inslartt5 of I￿n-Comphance wilh la￿ and regulations
and frat￿..
Re¥￿WIng financia Ststsmenl disc105we5 aThJ testry to SUFvc*ling d￿menta￿On to ass¢ss ¢tynpliance
with aFplirable laws and regulations..
Perfom)ing audit work over the risk of manawent ovewwKJe ol contro15. including testlng of loumal entrfe$
and other adjuslments for aFpropriateness, evaluating the tr4Jsine5s rati￿8￿ of svJnrfKanl transactions
Ixtside Ihe nomal C￿￿TSe ol busine55 and reviewing am)unb"ng estirnates for bias.
11 1$ Ihe primary responsib4"fTty ol manag•m•nt. *rylh the oversight of those charged ￿ govEmance. to
èn5urelhat the entitys operations are con¢Jucted in accordance the Pr￿lS1On$ of laws and regulations and
forthepreveniion and detect￿ of fraud.
Because of the inherent limilalions of an audit. is a risk th￿ we *MII not detect all irregularities, including
those leading 10 a material misslalement in the ffinan￿81 slaiements or non-complrance with regui8tion. This risk
Inc￿3$eS Ihe mofy that compliance wlh a law or regulatson is rem¢)ved from the evenis and transactKJns
renecled in Ihe finanual statement5. as ￿ ￿11 be likely lo become awa￿ of instances of non-eompliance.
The risk is aLso g￿ater regarding irr¢gularit* occurring due to fraud rather than error. as fraud in?￿l¥eS
intsntv>pl ￿￿r￿alMent. forgery, Omissic￿ or misreK*esentation.
A further descriptjon ol our responsts'lities for the audit of the financial staiements is k)caled on the Financial
Rep)rting Counol's al..
itslitses. This desuipb.on forn$ part of our
Auditors. ￿E￿)rt.
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PORTLANO COLLEGE
(A company limit•d by guarant¢e}
INDEPENDENT AUD￿oR5. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF PORTLAND COLLEGE ICQNTINUEDI
Use ol our report
This report is made soldy to Ihe ChwI￿le C<*n￿lS wrernbBrs, a3 a body, in acct>rdance vrith Chapter 3 01 Part
16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertakèn so that we might slale to the charitab
comp8nYs memters those matters wt arè reqUI￿d to state lo them In an ALJdrtors' rewt and for no other
purpose. To the ￿lIest extent pennitted by kw. we do not a￿Ept or assume responsibility lo anyone other than
the charitsble company an(1 its mèmbers. as a bc*Jy. lor ou¥ audr< work. for Ihis rèporL or for the Iyinion5 W
have formed.
Julie Stringer (Senior gtatutory auditor)
for and on beha￿ of
PKF Smlth Coopei Audlt Llmtted
Statulory Auditors
2 Lace Market Square
Nottingham
NG1 1P8
Date: 28 May 2025
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PORTLAND cC￿LEfjE
(A t￿Y l•Mil•d by gu•rnntè•)
CONSOLIDATEO STATEMENT OF FIN￿CIAL ACTMnES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND
EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGiIST 2024
Total
fund5
2024
£000
Tolal
funds
2023
lund5
2024
£000
funds
2024
£000
Note
In¢ome from:
Donations and ￿arA85
Charitable activities
Olhtr trading aCbvbt￿S
Ir4¥estments
1.113
531
17341
17,241
13.341
2, 193
106
97
97
Totsl In¢tyno
19.799
20.912
16,271
Expenditure on..
RaisirrtJ funds
Charitable activities
Othw tradtng activities
165
165
97
15,862
16.3a6
1.914
13,535
2.426
Tolal expendltyf?
17.941
18.465
16,058
Net mov¢m*nt In funds bèlort other
r•cognls•d gainslllosses)
2.447
213
Other recognls•d galnsl{1055•sI-
Actuartal gaIn￿lI0558sI on defined
benefit pen5i0n schemes
Pension Sufplus nol r8¢rfjni5ed
27
178
178
13601
(1751
27
Net movement In lund¥
589
1.676
2,265
R•conclllallon of fvnds:
Total funds I￿0u9hl firfw*d
Nel movemenl In funds
427
13.042
1.676
13,469
13.431
$89
Totsl lunds earrl•d forward
1.01fj
14718
15.734
13.469
The Consolidated stalement of fina￿101 ¥knb"es all gain5 and thses r¢¢cgnised in the JEar.
The notes on pagÈs 23 to XJ forn part olthese fwwoal s￿ternents.
Pag8 18

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A cornpany llrnited by guarantee)
REGISTERED MUMBER: 00408340
CONSOLIOATEO BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024
20Z4
£000
2023
£000
Fixed assets
Intangib￿ asse¢s
Tangibl? a5$9t5
14
35fj
11,307
383
15
9,230
11.663
9,613
Current assets
Siocks
Debtors
17
19
2.348
761
18
19
25
2.198
Invg$tmentS
Cash at bank and in hand
2,915
6.168
6,043
Credilor5.' amounts falling due wthin
12.09n
(2.187)
Net current amets
4.071
3,856
Total assets less CUfr¢nt Ilabilltbes
15.734
lJ,469
Defined benefil pension stheme asset
27
Total nel assets
IS.734
13,469
Chartty funds
Reslricted fvnds
Unr•stricted funds
21.
1.015
427
Designated funds
G￿￿Tal fvnds
21
21
l.OOQ
12,042
13,719
Tolal unrestricled tunds
21
14.719
f3,042
Total funds
15.734
13,469
The Trustees acknowledge their reSp￿sibIlibeS for complyng Vlilh the requ1￿ments of the Act twrth respect to
accounting iewds and preparabon ol f￿ancial statements.
The finanaal statements ￿re approved arKI authori5ed lor issue by the Trustee5 and swed on t￿Tr behalf by.
Or O Green
Chair of Trus¢e¢$
"IS_(Y>-_IQ25
The notes on pages 23 10 50 forn part ofthese financial statements.
Pa9# 19

PORTLAND COLLEGE
IA company Ilmlted by guarant•e}
REGISTERED NUMBER.. 110408340
COMPANY 8ALANCE SHEET
S AT 31 AUGUST 2024
2024
2023
Flx•d ass•ts
Tangible asseis
InveslrrEnis
15
16
9.136
450
450
11.572
9.586
Curr•nt ass•ts
17
18
19
25
12
12
2.254
761
2.571
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank ant1 in hand
3.514
5.509
5.598
Credilcrfs.. amounts fall￿g due within one
year
11,627)
fl,953)
N•t curr•nt ags•ts
3,645
Total assets l•ss ¢urr•nl Ilabililies
15.454
13.231
Darin￿ b*nèfit ￿nSIOn sthem6 assel
27
"Tgtsl net
. 15,454
13,231
Charityfunds
Restri¢ted funds
UN￿stricted funds
21
427
Designated fvnds
General fund$
Unrestricted funds
21
21
21
1,OlX+
13,406
14.406
11,804
12,804
Tot￿ unrestsicted funds
21
14A06
12,804
Totsl fvnd$
15,454
13,231
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PORTL￿aD COLLEGE
IA crynpany Ilmlt•d by guarant••l
' REG&￿D NUMBER: OD408340
COMPANY BALANCE SHEET IcoimNUED)
AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024
The Trustees a¢kr￿￿edge th•r reSpcwt*I￿es for conwfyirvj *ilh the requirement5 of the A¢t resped to
aC¢OLmting ree4yds and ￿paratI￿ of finantyal ststerwvts.
Th& fin8n¢ial $tatements *tTe apwo¥¢d and a￿tr￿ls$d l¢Y iswe by ts Trustees and sign8d on their bth•lfby'.
Dr D Gr••n
Chaw ol Trustees
Date..
2S.o5.ZolS
The noles on p8ges 23 to YJ fom) wt of thèst finarKi•l statements.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
{Acwany limit•d by guayartw
CONSOUDATED STATEMEKf OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ￿1GUST 2024
2024
2023
£000
Cash n¢M from opwatlng a¢lS¥itl
Nei cash used ￿ operalKvJ actsw￿S (Note 241.
4286
1,295
' Catsh flow5 fr(ffi Investlng actfvlii•s
4wd8nds. Int?r8sts and rants fr¢￿n lnveSb￿nts
Purchase oltar@ible fix8d asset$
63
(3.0221
(685)
Net'c4gh u••d In Inv•sting aeti¥id
f2.9591
1617>
Cash Ilows from financing adlvititrs
Cash ouffiaw ￿ aC4JUL%it￿ of gjbsidiary
{53)
cash lused Snyprovlded by.financlnB *cll¥lll
(53
Ch•nge In cash and ¢ash •4ulval•nts in the y•
Cash and cash equivalent5 at the twirffliThJ of the ￿r INole 25)
274
678
3.676
2.998
Ca*h and ¢￿h equlval4nts at th• end afth• y
3,950
3,676
The noles pag•5 YJ to SO loftn port of these ststemenls
. P￿22

PoRTL￿D COLLEGE
{A eampany Ilmlt•d by guarante•)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS
FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31 AUGUST 2024
General Inlormatlon
The College 15 a wvate company tim￿￿ed by guwantee arKI witlKwl share capital and registered charity.
incorporated in the United Ktngdorn. Th Cc4leg8's.registerèd adrèss Nottingham Road. Mansfield.
NOtti￿laM51￿r?. NG18 4TJ.
The Iinaneia stalements are p￿pared in Sterfir4J is ihe functw)nal currency d Ihe College and are
rounded to Ihe nèarest £1.(#10.
The svJnificant accountyng wjbcies apFAied in the preparation of these financial statemènts aw s•t out
behyw. Thesè Oicies h8¥e bèèn ¢th￿stenty ￿rA￿d to all wesented unless otherwise stated.
Accounttng pollcles
2.1 81818 ol pY•par•tlon of fln•nclal slateme
The finanryal stslernents have been prepar¢d ￿ a(x>)rtlan¢e with the Charibes SORP IFRS 1021 .
Accounting arad R¥portwig by Charitse$: Stakn¢nt of Recommended Practice applicable lo chaiiti•s
preparing their accounts in accordarte wth Ihe Finanoal Reporting Standard ap￿iCable in the UK
and Re￿￿1¢ of Ireland IFRS 102) leffectiNp l January 20191, ts F￿ancial Rewiing Standwd
apph'catAe in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102} arwj the Cornpani•s"Act 2￿.
PorU*d College meets the ￿er￿￿Th of a putthc b8n•frt entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities
are iniliaty ￿COgnp5ed at hislorical cost or transaction ¥￿e unless otheNMse ststed in the relevant
accounling policy.
. The Consoli¢Jated stalernent of financ&af acbvit*s ISOFAI and Consolidaled balance sheet
consolidate the financial stslements of the Cornp8ny 8TrJ its subsidkgry undwtskirg5. Th8 results of
the svbskJiar4es are cry1501Klated w a by line bags.
Th• Company has taken at1vantage of the exempl￿ ￿lowed under sectKJn 408 01 the Cnmpanies
Act 20￿ and notpiesented its ovm Statement of financ4al actMtie5 in these financi81 y￿eMents.
2.2 Golng ￿n¢ern
Thè 9roup financial statements have been pvepared on a coftc8m basis under the historical
cost ccffjvention. fflodifi•Y to inc(wtmle the Indus(￿ of Fixed Assel InvestrTwls al fair value. The
financial sialeffents have been prepared on a g(yn9 cwcern basis as the Tru5tee5 believe that no
rnatwial uncwta1ntl￿ ￿$1. The Truslee5 have cOr￿￿dered th? level of fvnd5 hdd and Ihg exprrled
el of irKome and experKliture for 12 months from aUth￿Is￿g these finanoal stat*m•nts. The
budgÈted income and exwditurè ks suffitient wth the kvel of reserves lor Ihe Group to be able to
continue as a wng concem.
2.3 Basls of congolldation
The ffinano81 ¢¢rn)Sdate ac£txJnts of PorfaN1 Colege ar￿ al of its subsldiory
urKJertakiTh>.
The CLNnpany has taken advant*3e ol the exemption under sectKm 408 of the Companies Act 2rJJ6
d has not presented ils s&1teTr￿nl of Financial AthTrties in financial slatements.
The tharity ha5 gwated 8 suwus of £2221k12023: £29k defityll.
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(Aeompany limit•d by guarants•)
NOTES TO THE FINANCL4L STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024
A¢¢ounting polkh$ I¢￿11Thu*d}
2.4 Buslne5S c¢)rnblnations and goodwill
BuSi￿$S combinakns are a￿Qu￿￿d for by aF9￿g the purthase wrthod, wryth goodwill rocOgn￿e<l
rf ts excess of the fair valuè direcuy attFiL4Jtsbie costs of Ihe I￿a5• consideration is over the
fair value of Ihe gr￿p.$ interest in the idenlitsble tst assets, lthiklies and conb"ngent liabilitEs
cquired.
Goo￿1 1$ amortise4 over rts usefvl kfe. is estimated to be 10 wrs. Goodwill 15 assessed for
pairment annualty. When ther¢ are indicakns ofimpamient this rs charged to the profit and loss in
Ihe period.
2.5 kneom•
l thic(xn• is r¢cowised Company has onlikn￿l to Ihe inwne. li is probabl• that the
Grants a￿ inckthtl in Ihe Ccnsolidated statement of ffinanoal acbwlies on a recewable basis. Thè
baLance of income received for $r￿fiC purposes t&rt rKJl expe￿ dunng lh• peritry is shown in the
Tekvant fvnds on ihe Bajarts she•t. Wh•re income ts re¢&￿ed in of entrfemenl of receipt.
ils rwnits.on is d¢leTred and in credrtors as defeff*J inwne. wh￿￿ 6ntstth8nt ly￿18
befo￿ income is re¢ei¥ed. the inuyne is acuued.
Where thè ￿aled 9cr*J is a fixett asseL it 15 measur•d a¢ lair value. unless it is impracDcal to
measure this re&abty. in whith ease cost of Ihe item to the shoukl ￿ used. The yain is
nised as incomt fr(Nn ￿t￿liOnS and a torrè¥*Jnding afflount is I￿l￿derj in ¢hE appropriaie
fixed asset dass and depreclaled over Ihe usefvl ec•￿￿nIC lilt vi a¢ccrtance Crynpanl$
OrF r¢celpt. donated k￿less￿l 5wMces la&¥b"es are rxowi3ed on the bas1$ of ihe value of
lh8 gilt to the Company thich is the amc¥Jni rt would have be*) to pay to obtain ￿rviceS or
ts¢ilities of eguivalent 8¢onomic bgnefrt Dn the open markel.. a co￿thng Amount is then
remgnised in eXpenth1u￿ in the peThJJ of rece￿t.
Inccrne tax recoveratrje in retation to donab(ms recwed under Gift or deeds of covenant is
recwised at the ty.rne ol the dcrfwkn.
Income tax recoverabfe #i relabon to inv•slment YtLyne 15 rnC£¥rri58d at Iho time tnve5tment
in¢c￿e is reCeiVa￿e.
Fncune tr•Jing adi¥thS rt*Jd¢s irKorne eamed from lundraisw¥J e¥enls and Irading actiwties
to raise lund5 for the Group. Ino)rne is re￿￿ed in exchan9e for Ihe 5upp1yi.ng goods artd services in
order to rwse fu￿1$ anLI is wnised when enb"tlerwrt has octsjtyed.
The Group recognises government 9rants from the Educxtion and Sk%lls Fundin9'Agency IESFAI.
I1￿me from government and other grants is r￿nIsed at lair value when the Group has entitlernent '
aftgr any perfo￿anCe ¢))nLlItiL￿S have beerb met. rt is Fff(4)abk that Ihe income will ￿ received an¢J.
Ihe amounl tan be rneasuTed rÈlK8bty. bf enbllernent is met then these aount5 are deferred.
Page 24

(A 11mll￿ by gu#ranl••)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 *AJGUST 2024
Accourtlng poll¢les IcontSnuÈd
2.6 'Exp•ndliurn
Empenditure Ls rec(¥Jnised on¢* there is a legal LY constru(the obllgai•Jn to transfer economlc benefit
to a third party. it is prd)at4e that • tsan$fer of economic beneffts wil be required in setuemenl and
amount ol the obh.gakn can be measured relabty. Ewditwe is da5sified by acttvily. The costs
ol •¥¢h activity are made up of Ihe totsl of (firect costs and shared c05t$. induding sUPPOrt costs
invohgd in urKYertaking eadj actr￿ty. Direct costs attriL￿tabl& to a single adiwity are allocated dir*ctly
to Ihal activity. Shared costs which ￿tril￿te to mom Ihan LTh ath.wty and supp￿1 costs whith are
not auributthe lo a sI￿e activity are apportthed between those actNitses on a basis consistent
the use of re50urcès. Central 51aff costs a￿ alkxated on Ihe basi5 of time spent. and depreryation
tharges allocaled M thè ol the asset's use.
Expenditure on rdi%ng fun¢J$ indude5 al expenditure incurred by the Group to raise funds for Its
Charitable wrposes and indudes cosls of all IiJndrdtsin9 8th"Yilies ev&)ts and nonthritable trading.
Expendlture on thwiloble ¥cts¥ilOes Is inCU￿d on diredy the actNrl￿s which further the
Grwp's obièclbves. as wdl as any asso¢Ja￿ suppNI cosls.
Other expenditijre reprewts t￿* ithms ￿t f811ing into Ihe cate9￿S above.
AM •XFwKlilurn is incktswe 0flffec45¥e￿e VAT.
2.7 Int•r•st r•¢oi¥abl•
knterest on fLmds held ¢)n dtposrt is llic￿ed vknen receivth aThJ the amount can be measured
rdiably bythe Group." this is nomialty upon ncdifica1l￿ ofts interest paid or payabltr bythe institution
th WI￿1 th¢ funds ale dewsited.."
2.8 T•xation
Th Cc¥npany is considefed lo pass the tesls set out in Paragraph I Schedule 6 01 ihe Finance A
2010 and Iherefore il meets the definiti￿ of a chaFitatilÈ company lor UK C<rysratiw tax purposes.
ACCordti￿ty. the Compary is potentially exempt from l¥xatKm in respEd of income or ¢8pital 90ins
received wthin categore5 covered by Chapter J Part 11 of the Corporntion Tax Act 2010 or Section
256 of the Taxation ol Chargeable Galn$ Ad 1992. to the extenl Ihat suth income or gains are
appl*d exdu$Nety to tharrtable purpose
1.9 bttanglble assets and amortlsalSon
Intangthjle assets are inibalty reryjgrtiséd al cost. After recognitKm, ijnder the cost model. intangible
assets are measured 01 ¢0* less any acwmukted am¢ybsalion aThJ any accumulated impalrment
Amortisatw is provKJ•d on intangible assets at rales calculated to vmte off the c05t of each asset on.
straight4ine ba￿$ over rts expected vseful life.
Amc*t"sakn is provKJed on the tsa￿..
G(thl
10 % 5traigM kne
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PORTL*J40 COLLEGE
IA eompany Ilmllod ty g￿rantee)
NOTES TO TrIE FIMANCIAL STATEIAENTS
FOR THE YE*A ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
CoUn￿ng pollcl•s IcontlTru•d
2.10 Tanglbl• fixed assets and thWe¢￿On
Tangknfe fixed assets costing or mtye arB C)Wfaffjsed and recO￿O$ed ¥then future economic
tRnBfils are w(knable the cost ￿value ol Ihe asset ran be measured relAbty.
Tangible fixed assets a￿ initiaity reco3nised 3t r¥)sl. After recrqnilim. undeT the cost model, tangible
ffixed assets are rneasured al cost less accumulated deweu'ation and any accumulated irnpairment
)sses. All costs incurred to a 13ngibJe fixed asset into *$ inlende(I woth'ng condrtion should bè
indu¢Jed in Ihe measurement of cost.
Assets n the ctyJrse of cthslruarfm are mdudgd at costs tncuffed to daté. o￿Te¢ration on Ihese
assets is not chary¢d until they a￿ into use.
is so as to athxale tfr* c£st of lar*Jibl• ffix•d assets tess Iheir rawdual Val
lI￿r esbmated fNes. usry the slroight4in8 mtih￿l.
Fieehold property
- 10-40
Mc4or vehtdes
-5>wrs
Fixtures, filbngs and •WiJm￿l . 5. 7 y
Not• thal freqhokl prop￿ a*0 indudes ihe co61 of Improvem￿ aThl refurbishment
prw. lrfe expeclancy ofe¥h txAdtiwJ is assessod indmdually.
The ass*s' regdual values. USEfvle INes and dem"atK)n methc¥J5 are revifftved, and adjusted
Fxoswclivety rf appropriat•. ry rf Ihere is an Indicat￿ ol a s*Jnificanl change since the Lasl reporting
Gains aThJ 105ses vt ¢thsposals are delemified by compwiny the pr¥)c8*Js *ith Ihe taryirwj p4nount
and ao rewThsed in the Con50b"daled slaiernenl ol f¥￿nCIal acliwbes.
111 Investm•nts
Inveslments in sub5idiari¢s are vak*d at cost Jess provl&on ts knpaiTment
Currenl asset inveslmenls are rnethum-tem) highly liquid investrnents and are held 8t fair value.
These include cash on deposit ¢•sh ¢quiv8knrs wAth a m8lvrity of more than lh￿e month5 and
5s than year.
2.12 Stocks
Slock5 we valued at Ihe of cost and reafisable value ￿er making due allowance for
obsolele and sfw•rnowng st￿#$. Cost indudès al direct costs and an appropriat• prow)rts"on of fixed
and variable overt*ad5.
2.13 Oeblors
Trade awKI 011￿ deb¢rys we recognLsed al Ihe s￿Ilemen1 aN￿￿t after •ny tyade discount offered.
Prepaynents are vahJéd ai Ihe arnount wep•d nel of any trade discounts due.
2.14C•sh Jt bank and In h•nd
Cash at bank and in hand I￿ud•S cash 8ThJ shc#t4erm hwy hquid investrnents w¢h a shryt maturty
thr* monlhs ty less fmm the date of acw1sitj￿ ty opening olthe deposft ￿ simlloractount.
Pag• 26

PORTLAND COLLEGE
{A company Ilmtted by guaran1¢•)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2D24
Aeeounllng pollcl*s {￿ntinUed
2.15 Ua*Jlltths and provlslons
Liabilibes are rncwised T*then t￿￿e ts an at the Bakqrte sheet date 8$ 4 result of a past
event. il is prrknts￿ tha¢ a transfer of tcontinx t>anefft be rnwired in settknien( and the amount
of the $8titémeni can ￿ aslimaied rel4bty.
Liablilies are recowised at the amwnt that the Cthwy an￿pate$ it will pay lo setde the debt c
Ihe amount it has rec*ved as advanced payments the goods ry sewvvs it must providg.
2.16 Fin4n¢ial kn¥truments
The (*oup onty has a899ts and finAntial 1ot¢Jrtks ol a kind thAI qualify as b85k financkql
instrumenls. Ba￿¢ finarbcial instruments we ¥xbalty recogrM5ed at tyn5xtiDn valu8 and subsequently
MeaSu￿d at their settlement vak*.
2.17 Op•f*tlng l•ases
Renta15 paid unlef operab"rvJ *ase5 are dwged lo tho Cthwkdatad slatem•nt of f￿ancIal activrt*s
on a stravjht-line basis obw the kase tem.
2.18 PensloD
The Gro￿ operales o derW￿d cmknbulion pen*tin scheme kn th• of its empbyees. The
pensiw charye rew•sents Ihe amcwts payth ty Ihe lo Ihe in rgspe(a ofthe year.
The GroLrp also wowdes rebremenl benefits to cerlw em[A0￿e$ through ts Tear*)ers' Pension
Schème rTrs"i. ¥thith is 8 defined benefit $d￿ffle. The TPS is an unfunded seheme and
ciJntritrAJlions are Gqicula¢ed so a5 to spread the ¢))st ol pensions over emplo￿e$. working lives wilh
the charitable Ccmnpany in suth a way that the penwon cost is a substaniially level percefttage trl
rrent and future pen5ionakle pawoll. Thv contribjtions are deterniined by the Governm&nl Actuary
on Ihe ba&s of quadrennial vahjabons using a wospectivtr un¢1 ryedit mthod. TPS 1$ an unfvndtd
multi-ernknr scheme wNh no un¢Jerfwng assets to assNJn bets¥een em￿0YerS. Consequently, the
TPS 15 treated as a defined cryitrthution stheme for a1x￿1r￿a purposes and Ihe contributNJn
recKJgnised in the period lo whith Ihey relate.
The Grw operates a defin•d ber*fft xtheme fLX the benefit of certain of ils ernployee5. This
scheme was closed to memb¢r5 wlh effed from 1 January 1997. whe￿ GfOUP obligations
exceed xhemè assets. a IAtslity for Ihe Group's ob1vti￿$ under the stheme i¥ rec¢>3nised nel of
scheme assets. Where stheme assets ex￿￿ the Group's Obl￿at￿mS. the asset value is resln'cted
nd the 5urplu5 is not recognised. The net charwJ• in the defined benelrt assev liability is
recogni5ed as the cost of the defined benefft scherne thjring tht and is tharged to cosl
headiryjs. C￿ a pro rats bas￿ based ¢Jn ft￿1 ts.me eqUWa￿nt emplo￿eS, and actuarial gainsl losses.
The total ¢0st 15 re￿nised in unre5tri¢ted funds. Th• P￿s1On stheme assets 8r* measured al fair
vahje and th• defineil b*)efit obhjabcm is measured ￿ an actuarial basis U￿n9 the projected unit
melhod. Acbjarial valua1￿$ are ￿lI81ned at leasl kn"enrK8lly and are updated at each balance sheet
dale. Details rf Ihe G￿￿'S defined benefft sd*me are slThvn in note 27.
Aduari81 gain3 and 10s¥s arè rècwmsed iYwnèd• in recujnised gains and losses.
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PQRTLAND COLLEGE
(A Ilmlt•d by 9uarant••)
NOTES TO THE FIN>JICIAL STATEMENTS
FORTHE YEAR ENOED 31 ￿1GusT 2024
ACCI￿n11n0 Polici￿ {conUnued)
2.19 Fund a¢Gounting
General funds are unrestsided funds a¥•lable for use at thè discrgtion of the Twstees
furtherance ol th• 98nèr4f obj'tdi￿s of ts Gr￿p and TAthith" not been de9gnated for oth¢1
purposes.
Designated fvnds CoM￿"Se 4mre5trth I￿ts Ihat have been Set ag&le bytr* Trustees for particular
purpos8s. The aim use of ea(* tje￿ted ILw￿ is set urt. in I￿ notes to the finanrAal
statements.
Restricted fund5 fuftds are to be u3ed in accordarsce vjiih specific ￿str￿tr.0ns 4xposed by
donors or which have been rn15ed by the Group lor particular puws. The costs of raising and
8drninistttin9 suth fuwkts a￿ charged agamtst the sr*ufic frjnd. The aim and use ol each regtsicted
fund is set out in Ihe notes to the finan¢ial statsmenls.
Investment incame. gains èNI 10s5es aT¢ alh)cated to Ihe appwiatè fLmd.
Crltltal *e¢ounting esthTrates and ofludym•nl
Estimates and judgments we C￿￿n￿81￿ eva￿ated artl arn based. cn hthrical expgriefice and other
fxtots, indudiThJ e¥pedalbn8 tl ftrture ev￿15 th•t are believed to be r•asoMbk• undgr the
Circumstances.
Critical accountww estimates assthmptiNts.'
The Gr(￿p makes esbmates and as$impt￿ C4)nc•rring Ihe Th• resultFng a￿uTrting eslimates
and assumpb"o#s by dèfinitK)n. stbjom equal the related actual iesirtb. Thts ests'mate5 and
assumption5 that have a sp3nificant risk of cwsing a material a￿"ustm•nI to the caThying arnounts ofL
assets and lia￿.￿be$ thin the finartial yaar ￿ dtsoxsed bel￿.
The present value of Ihe defff￿1 be￿rt Kth5ion scheme depends on a rAm)ber of la¢ttys that are
d•terrnined w an actuarial basis U￿)g a wiety of a￿￿np￿0Ths. The assumptions usèd In deleminlng
ihe nat cost or Income for p8nsws indu¢e the discount rate. Any changes in these assumptions. sthich
arg disclosed in note 30, *il impad th• Garrytrrfj amounl of Ihe pensw sctheme. Furthe￿re a rofl
foryrtrd appyoath propcts resurts from the latesi aciuawial valuab.cfi performed al 31 Oecember
2021 has been vsed by Ihe aduary tn vafuiThJ the p9n$h￿ sthemg al 31 August 2024. Any differ8ncts
befvn the figu￿$ dèriveil Ir(*n the roll fward appro&h and a luH a¢tuairal valuation would irnpacl on
the ca￿)￿J amount ofthe
To the extent th? there is 0 Surplus Fn Ihe Defined Benefit Pwwon Scheff* at the 8al*)ce Sheet dale,
there is SIgnrf￿nl ju¢Jgment Treed8d in assewng ￿elher the Su￿U5 should be recr>Jnised 4$ a pension
a$58t or whethef Ihe surphJs should be resthcted to some ￿Ve1 or in toral. Thi5 assessrwil wll need lo
conS￿er ￿1her Ihe Group. as the employer. has an tsncI)ndiltc￿aI right to a ielund ol the surplu5 in the
scheme and whether lhe￿ is an econ￿￿¢ accounting benefft available lo the Group as a Contribution
r8duction. The ifflpact of these assessrnents OD the exlent lo which the stheme svrplus has been
recognised as a pension ass¢t at BaLa￿ Sheet date k% set OLrt in note 27.
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PORTLAIID COLLEGE
IA Mmpwy Ilmlt•d by guarnnt¢•l
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024
come lrnm donakn and leg•cl¢s
R•str1et￿ Unrnstriet•d
fvnd$
Total
lunds
2024
£000
. funds
2023
£000
2024
Oon*"on$
Granis
27
931
169
462
1.113
27
631
Tot812023
618
13
631
Uiirestricted
funds
2024
£OOD
Totsl
nds
2024
£000
Total
lund$
2023
£0(
Educational fees
R•sidentlal lees
Other fttès
9.647
7.426
9,647
7,426
7.733
s.401
207
17,241
17,241
13,341
Totsl 2023
13,341
13,341
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PORTLAND cl￿GE
(A c¢fflpany limited by guarant•ol
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAEIITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
frorn n¢Jn charitabl• tradin9 aclmti
Totsl
fvnds
2024
£000
fvnd•
2024
£fjoo
fund5
2023
Other. trading"incune
P(rfYand ￿Int
Pdtyleach Lwntrted
JvmpstartAP Limited
333
579
2.oe8
13
1.613
13
2.434
2,193
Tot812023
2. 193
2, 193
In￿$￿Tr•nt Ine¢)m•
Tolol
funds
2024
£000
Total
funds
2023
fvnds
2024
Interesl on dgpogts
38
97
106
T￿912023
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A cwpany Ilmit•d by guarants•l
MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIGUST 21124
Anal￿> of 0x￿nd11urè on ¢harltabl• •¢ti¥ltle•
s￿MMary by fund type
Restrlcted un￿$triC1ed
funds
fund¥
2024
20Z4
Étsoo
Tot*1
2024
£000
Tolal
2023
ca￿ and wjpport
ministrative costs
Edu￿1￿￿1 costs
7.964
190
7.708
8,247
190
7.001
165
241
6,369
524
15,862
1fj.386
13.535
Tolal.2023
13.451
13.535
Olhew tradlng a¢ti￿lIe
Totsl
fund5
2024
£000
Tolal.
. runds
2023
funds
2024
£000
01P￿ trading costs
Amortisatyon
Olher trading- sabr
Other tradin9- Nl
Olher trading" penSIc￿ costs
357
357
1.087
55
1,183
84
17
55
1.3S5
117
1.355
117
1,914
1.914
2.426
Total 2023
2.426
2,426
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PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A ¢ompary limlkni by gv•raftteeJ
MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIIGUST
10. An01￿1# of exyndAur• by acllvl
Total
funds
2024
' £000
Totèl .
directty
2024
2024
2023
Care & sUPPJrt
Administrative eKpense5
Educati
5.745
2.5Q2
190
3.3fj5
8,247
7,001
165
6.369
7.949
10.329
6,057
16.3a6
13,535
Tot812023
8.612
4.923
13.535
Anatysls ol support eosts
Care & Adminlstrati
. Support
•yp•ns¢$ Edu¢•tlon
2024
2024
2024
Total
funds
2024
Tclal
2023
jo
Slaff costs
Oepfeoat
Leamer suryyt
1.(*3
41
1.373
479
1.513
2.477
1.811
982
2.130
1.040
2.612
2.502
3.365
fj,057
4,923
Total 2023
2.393
165
2,365
4,923
11. Audltors. r•muneratlo
2024
£000
2Q23
Fees payable to lh• Grtyjp's ￿(￿Tfor the audi¢ cl ￿ GrEw* amval
32
Fees payablo to the Companys *udrtor ift resped d..
Ai tax com￿18n¢e seNietis nol induded ztx
All a5suwc• sefyKes not induded atsy4e
All n¢m-audrt W￿CeS not irtlu¢Jtd otov•
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PORTLANO COLLEGE
IA¢•mpany limilod by guar*•)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
12. Staff co¥tg
. Group
2D24
Company
2024
£000
Company
2023
2023
Wages and 541•ries
Soo'al security oists
Contribution to defined pension
schemes
12.890
10.745
733
11,588
9.723
649
.145
552
128
11.623
13,022
10.5QO
Durin9 the ￿ar, redundancy and lerminalK￿ cOsts"t￿alled. £17.6k {2023.. t87k). Thg$e c¢sts wore in
respecl of five former gmplo)pe5 {2023: seven).
Th• averag• nvmber of per$￿S ￿ dumg the year was as fdlu*s:
Group
2024
No.
Group
2023
Company
2024
No.
CompAny
2023
Educalm
Care & Suppjt
Geft*r￿ Leamèr SupFWt
Cryporaiè Serw¢ts
Trading Activbbes
FuntlraisiNJ
240
152
203
152
21.
21
27
474
616
437
In additson a total 0148 {2023.' 371 brI￿lee￿"M>Je a to the Cdlege in a varw of different
The number of empwes emptye beneffts lexclLwJing pension cxjstsl exceede(I
£60.000 was..
GTQUP
2024
No.
Gkvup
2023
No.
In the band £60.IJ01 - t70.0
In Ihe band £70.fKJ1 - e80.OIX)
the band £1[￿.001 _ £I10.L￿)
In the band £110.fK11- £120,IyKI
The Ce41ege considers its key management persLmnel to crynprise.the Senior Managemenl Team as
delailed in the Trustee5' report. The total empwnenl benefits ¥￿ud￿9 employer pension ¢￿'bUtiDn$
and emplo5w nabonal in$urwKe ofts key M￿agement pe￿onnel weie £539k12023.. £552kl.
Pag8 33

IA eompany limited by guarante•)
NOTES TQ THE FINANCIPL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
13. Trugt¢e$' r•muMMtlon W exp¢nsgs
thJriThJ thè year, no Trustee5 re￿Ned any r* other benefils (2023. £NILI.
Dwing Ihe year ended 31 August 2024. no TrustÈe expenses have been in￿ffed (2023. £NIU.'
14. Intsnglble •s8ets
Group
Goodwlll
£000
Cost
At 1 Septwnbw 2023
drt#Jns
547
At 31 August 2024
575
Amortlsatlon
At 1 Séptember 2023
Charge for Ihe yew
55
31 Augusl 2024
219
N•t book v￿u*
At 31 Augusl 2024
A131 Augus¢ 2023
.383
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IA coffipany IlmAed by guar•nte•l
MOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEME14TS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1& . Tanglble flxed assets
Group
F5xtures.
Molor Ilttlngs and
vehlcle$
•qulpment
'Èooo
£000
Freehold
property coithdloTr
£000
Total
£000
¢05t or valuatlon
Al 1 Seplember 2023
Addibons
On 8¢qui¥illon of sybsdiaries
Transfers
114
2.761
285
53
23,663
3.022
1,682
160
1,079
(1,079)
At 31 ALWJUSt 2024
23.170
26.738
Dèpr•elatlon
Al 1 September 2023
Charge the
12.192
14.433
175
At 31 August 2024
12,981
2,170
15.431
Nel book valu•
At 31 Augusl 2024
10,1
11.307
At 31 August 2023 .
8,217
63
766
9,230
Page 35

PORTLAND COLLEGE
{A wKnpany Ilmlted by guaranle•l
NOTES TO THE FINA14CIAL STATEIIEHTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIGUST 2024
15. Tanglble fix•d ass•ts Icontlnu¢d)
Company
FIX￿re9.
Frnehold
Motor. fittings and
property construcuon ' ¥•hlcb•s oquipment
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost or valuatlt
At 1 Septernbef 2023
Additi￿$
184
2.721
273
23.S37
2.956
1,65J
1,079
130
At 31 Augu$l 2024
417
2,994
26,493
Oepre¢l•tion .
Al 1 Septwnber 2023
Charge for the
241
25
1,975
170
14,.399
.971
7T6
AI 31 AIvJu5t2024
12.959
266
2.145
15,370
N•t book valuo
At 31 August 21f24
10.123
151
11.123
Al 31 Aioust 2023
8.162
45
745
9,136
Pag8 36

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A company Ilmlt•d by guarante•)
NOTES TO THE FINAMCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2024
Flxed asset Invetstrnents
in
gubgidi•ry.
¢ompanle8
£000
Ctynpony
Cost or valuallon
At 1 Septsmber 2023
At 31 A￿￿$1 2024
N*t boo# ￿lue
At 31 August 2024
At 31 August 2023
450
Prlndpal subsidiwies
Th¢ fdlowng were subs•Jiary L￿10k￿Y ofth• Company. ,
N•mes
com￿nY
number
Princlpal acthilty
Holdlnq
kncluded In
consolldatlon
Portland College Ente￿riSeS Lwiwt¢d 08766855
Catering. funct￿5
and lellirTrgs
09287766
EducaD
140513LM) . Educatson
100% Yes
Polty Teach Limited
JUrnpstsr￿p Limited
IIX)% Yes
100% Y•s
he Investm￿19 in the above indirÈcUy hdd.
The ffflanckgl resulis of the 5ubsKliaFies for the yaar were..
Incom•
ExpendSlur*
Profrt for
the ywr
Net assets
Pc*11and College Enterprises LiThMted
Polly Teach knmiled
Jump$t8rtAP Limrted
366,725
1087,990
13.1
259,850
1.942,734
12,628
106.87S
145.256
648.188
447.754
3S.322
Thè income and expenditure for JuThp5tsrtAP Limited Is W￿l￿je￿ from ihe date of acquisition on 12
August 2024 to 31 ￿￿9V$1 2024.
Page 37

PORTLAND COLLEGE
IAwry4011y limit•d by guarant••)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI AUGUST 2024
17. Stocks
Group
2024
Gmup Cornpny Company
2023
2024
2023
£000
12
Finished goods and gcKJds fLY res*•
19
12
D•l>tor¥
Grovp
20U
£000
Group Company Company
2023
2024
2023
£000
Du• wlthSn on• y•ar
Trade deblors
Arnounts owed by grwp Imd8rtaknrwJ5
I￿74
1.947"
1.303
1.666
211
24
Prepaymerts and accrued iru1￿
376
373
1198
2.254
19. CurY•nt asset Inve•lrnents
Group
2024
Company C¢wnp8ny
2024
2023
£000
2023
Unh$ted inveslmenls
761
761

PORTLA14D COLLEGE
IA ccffipany limlted by 9uar*nteel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2Q14
20. Creditors: Amounts f•lkng du• wSthln one y•ar
Group
Comp•ny
2024
£000
Company
2023
2023
Trad* uedilors
Corp¢xatirm tax
Other taxation and SOCI￿ security
Othèr ueditors
Accrupl$ and delwred incomè
159
172
136
139
36S
227
559
706
255
744
753
973
815
2,097
2: 187
1.627
1,953
Group
2024
£000
Gmup
2023
Deferfed incL¥Tre at 1 Septernber 2023
Resour¢g8 deferred during Ihe yeaf
Amounfs released from prthryou$ p8FiorJs
211
175
211
1175)
109
{211)
109
211
P•28 39

PORTL*J40 COLLEGE
(A company limlied by guar•nteel
NOTES ro THE F114ANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
21. 3tstem•nt ol lunds
Statement ol lunds-wr•rt y•ar
B•lanc• at 1
8alan¢e at.
Gain51 31 Au9USt
{Lo$stsl
2024
£000
2023
kn¢ome Ewdltur•
Unrnstri¢i•d funds
Design•ted funds
Campus Development Plan
G•neral funds
UnTestricted Fuw*
D•signat•d Fund$- Oefined
Benefft Pensiw Scheme
12.•42
19.799
(10,1221
13,719
182
{1821
11042
19.799
{17.9411}
11J2)
13.719
Totsl Unrestrl¢t•d fi￿d8
11042
19.799
{17.940
1182)
14.719
Restr1￿￿ fvnds
ESFA- SCA
ESFA- OFC
ESFA- TPS
Minibus
WooJfands Propct
rrade Centre
Farm
154
15
11541
1151
{61
15)
121
99
69
527
10
228
31)1
10
Sensory Gawdens
SGholwshtp Fund
Day Center Sensthy Roc4n
Pines
Forest Road Wèsi
EqLFipm8nt i other
WAZ SlaffiThJ
Paihwdy5
NCS
14
95
141
150
38
101
51
125
121
{61
{1011
35
(1251
427
1.113
(szsi
1.015
Total of lund
13A69
20.912
{18.4651
(182)
15.734
Page 40

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A company Ilmlted ty guarant¢•)
MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
21. StatemeN of funds le￿nued)
rlèsignated Fund5:
Oes•3nated funds ha¥e teen held in rdation to the d￿fir￿ t*nefit pension liabilty of £NII12023.' £Nill
recognising the liability of Ihe Stheme b85ed ￿ an attemative valuats"Dn method and the campus
dèvelopmeni pkn of £1.QOOk basèd ￿ 0 6ignific#ni programmo 01 infrastrnctur8 rnodernL￿I￿.
R•stri¢t•d Funds:
Signific** restn.dtd balonees S￿ broken dtr*n as folkyAs:
Mlnibus- Pwchase of College use tydlizens ond leamers.
Woodlands Pmj¢¢t. F￿lY ￿es￿ble fwl att¥•niuw for1$8mer and the Iwger cummunty.
Trade Cenlre. Educat1￿1 aw¥• wo¥*Ying Vocali¢￿¥1 sknlL8.
Fami. RedeveloFrfWIt of Farm area accessible by s&￿. learn￿S aThJ tstitèns.
Swwy Gardens- Extemal area in Ed￿tion f• prov￿1￿9 calm area and yneral hrylicvNurè skills.
Sthola￿hlP Fund. Cash funds are hekj ftYth• SFects puwe of siwortityj students.
ESFA Sthoc4 ISCAI - awarded by ihe ESFA to help mainlain and inprovt
condityon of ts Crjlege t￿ldIng5 and grwnds.
ESFA De¥￿4*￿ Fomiula C￿rtaI IDFC). awarded ty Ihe ESFAfLY Ca￿ts1 wciects.
ESFA Teacws Pensiw Sth¢me (TPS). by Ihe ESFA for Ihe leachers. pension scheme.
Flnes Devdopment- Renow8tiry Ihe pl￿ bUild￿g to t>ecome FE Resid•nt41 and eypand that pmwsion.
Fom$t RO￿ West - I￿r￿8Se, preparatiryl. and fumishing of a n•¥ site for E(lucalion in Nottingharn
(Incknding rooff6 for Pdty T&**l.
WAZ st8ifmg- FuThJs rtise(I to patw wver the staffiry costs ofthe Advenlwe Zone team.
Pathwaya. Funds rwsed for ow path￿dy$ whith awns to inyove •mployment ew>ortunrties for
people wilh disatilitres by cowses and c¢xmsell'r*J (We￿￿￿lY knovm as Recow¥ College).
NCS. Fundiry from the NCS fcw wC￿landS Acb¥ibes and foc*1 proNidod to thè Public.
PwJe41

PORTLAMD COLLEGE
(A c¢ryny limited by giiarnnlee)
NOTES TO THÉ FINANCIAL STATEMEPITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
21. Stat•rn¢n¢ of fwd• (cootlnu•dl
8tat¢ment of funds- priol y••r
Balance al
31 A(wst
2023
1 Seplemb
GainFJ
"(Lossesl
D•51gnal•d funds
Defined Benefft
Pension Scthwne
Li0￿1￿
Campus
De¥eWment
13f
17)
137
(717)
G•n•ral fuftds
Unrestrirled FUN15
11.654
15.653
(15.964)
874
{175)
12,042
Total UnrEstricted
f3.234
15.653
{1&827J
157
[175)
13,042
R•slTl¢led funds
SaT) Karten Twst- ML
Minibus
14
41
[14)
17
35
225
42
(14)
(11J
(43J
(ij
Trade eentre
Fam
Sensory garrlen5
Scholarship luThd
ESFA." SCA
Recovery CL4leg¢
Day Centrè Sènsory
14
228
15
14
95
95
157
f15n
146
1146J
Equiprnent l other
(2)
19T
618
(231)
{151J
427
Total of fund
13,431
16.271
{16.058J
(175)
13,469.
"Ptye42

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A COM￿ Ilmlled by gu•rnnl•¢)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEME14TS
FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 AUGUST 2024
Summ*y tsffunds
Summary •ffiN)ds-curr•nt y••r
Balance ¥t 1
Seplernbgr
2023
Balance at
G•lnsl 31 August
2024
£000
Incomg Exp•nditur•
£000
£000
£000
Designated funds
Gen¢ral furwjs
Restricted fund5
1.000
13.719
1.015
12,lJ12
19.799
117.940)
1525)
1182)
13.
20.912
118.465)
(182)
15,734
Summary of funds . wlor year
Balanctt at
31 Augu
2023
1 Se￿*￿￿r
2022 Inctyne Exp¢nditu
Gainsl
(Losses)
Deslymted
funds
Genwal funds
Restricled tunds
137
fl5.964)
(231)
(717)
874
(157)
11.654
197
15.653
618
(175)
12,042
427
13.431
16.271
(16.058)
f175)
13.469
p￿43

PoRTL￿D COLLEGE
IA c(ffipany lirnlt¢d by 9uarant••l
NOTES TO THE FIN￿¢IAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
23. Analysls of net a$s•ts b•twe•n lund¥
Anatysis of n•t assets tsptw•tn lund5. ¢urr•nt wlod
R¢strict•d Un￿$t1￿ted
funds
funds
2024
2024
£000
Tot•l
nd$
2024
£000
Tangible fixed assets
Intangible fix¢d as5els
CuTTent assets
Crodilor5 thje *ithin cffle
11.307
356
5.153
(2.0971
11.307
356
6.168
lllJ571
1.015
Tatal
1.015
14.719
1S.734
Afialy51s ol n•t assets betwq•n funds- prior peri¢)d
rol81
fvnds
2023
funds
2023
2023
Tawble fixeil &ssels
"Intangibb fixed assets
Cvrrent assets
Creditors due within (xw .
9,230
383
5,616
.187)
9.230
383
6,043
12,187)
427
Totsl
427
t3,042
13,469
Pwje 44

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A cryany limi*d by guarant••l .
MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
24. Reconclllatlon of net movwnen¢ In ftsnds to n•t ¢ash fh)w from operatlng xtlvltles
Group
2024
Group
2023
Net ino)me f(v the period (as per Statemenl of Finaryaal ￿tr￿tIes)
2.447
213
Ilustments for:
Deyeriation thafgèx
Amort1saf￿n charges
Divid8nds. internsts rents fr￿n in¥estments
(Increasel l ¢Je￿aSe in stoths
. Decrease in detknrs
0￿8a￿ in"uedilors
Net der￿ed pension 5d*me cost
Gcthtll acquired on wdwse of s[￿￿diary
998
55
1631
11)
151
191)
{182)
128)
(68)
1178)
(175)
X•t ush.PTovided by owr•llng xll¥6O
3,286
1,295
25. Amtysls of Cash and cash equlval•nts
Group
2024
£000
3,950
GfOUP
2023
£000
3,676
C8$h In hand
28.
Analysls of change5 in nel (I
Acqulsition
ol
At31
2023 Cash flows subsldlaries Aug￿1 2024
£000
£000
£000
£000
2.915
761
Cash 8t bank and in hand
L￿Uld investmenls
1.088
(7611
{531
3.950
3.676
327
(531
3.950
Page 45

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A ¢omp•)y limli•d by gtsarants•}
NOTES TO THE FIP4AMC￿L STATEMENTS"
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 *MGUST 2[124
. 27. Penslon commltm•nts
¢ontril)¥tion
The Cdlege wowdes auttrenrc4menl memtersbip ol rts defin¢¢f contrttth'on pension scheme to all new
d a￿S11r¥a emplws. This Stheme is cuffenlty operated by Avi¥a Ifonnedy Fiiends Lrfel. The Coll89
11 conrritxrte an equal r￿centa]e of salary. in acrAJrdanc8 ¥￿th the employee's chosen option, up to a
maxirnurn of 6%. Efflpk)￿r contri￿￿￿¥ of £435k were made to Schem¢ dwing the year eryled 31
Augu¥t 2024 {2023- £317k).
A5 ￿ atterrbaiNe to ffs scheme. the Col* also coDlribJles lo other speofic definbd bènefit
schemes induding th8 Teachers, Pension Schemè (TPS) ts ¢ertain ful￿s and those employed by outshje
•3en¢ies. The cost ol emplwr c(ffjtributK)ns durry th8 vrds £137k12023.' £118kl.
Conlrtmjlic￿s lo thesè sGh•Ms at 31 Auwst 2024 t24k12023'. £11kl.
The Teachers. Pensth S¢herne crpsi a Slatuttry. contrthw. defined benefit stheme, govemed by
the Te8thers' Pension Scheme Regulab"cms 2014. AJI teachers have Ihe optth to opt-OLrt of the TPS
Idbw'ng enmlment:
The TPS is an unfunded stheme ￿ vthieh the member aThJ empk)￿r makes contributN)ns. as a .
percen￿9& ol skn - these contr*AJtKJns a￿ credited lo the Exthequer. Retirement and other penS￿n
benefits are pald by publc funds wowded by Paliameni.
ValuailDn olthe T¢aehets' Penslm Schemo
The Gowemment Actuary, using nc￿1 actuarial printsples. conducts a lornal acluartal ￿vIeW of Ihe TPS
in accordance wlh Ihe.Pvtth"c SeM"ce I)eng￿￿ (Valu8b"ws and Empbyer Cost Capl Direetions 2014
blished by HKq Treasury every 4 h￿r5. The aim of the review is to ensure 5theme costs are recognised
and Managed approWetyatrMI the re¥iew SFeofies the levet offuturè t￿nIn"t￿trans.
Actuarial scheme Valuatic*￿ we deFendent on assumptions abc*Jt the valL* of fLrture ￿$1$, design of '
benefits and many olher factors. The blest actuarial ValUatk￿ ol the TPS was Car￿ out as at 31 March
2020 The valuation rewt was published by the Departrn*nt IOT EducatK>n 27 October 2023, wth the
SCAPE rate. set by HMT, applsmg 8 T￿tronal investment retum b35ed tys l.rK above the Tate Of CPI. Th
key etemenls of the valuats"￿ tKrtctffie are..
empsoyer contrityJb"on rates $81 al 28.68% of pensionable pay lindudry 8 0.08% admliistration
levyl. This is an increase of 5% in empIwerD￿triIjJth(*ls the c￿1 control result IS SLKh that Tr?
changè in metrthr benefi15 is needed.
total scheme tsats"lrties Ip.en%effjs currentty in payment and the èstimaled CO￿ of future benefits) for
sermee to the èffectwe dale of £262.Crf)O million and nolon* assets leslirnated futuie crJntribullon5
together with lh& nots.￿al inve5tmenlS held at th& valuation datel 01£222.200 fflillw, giving a
notional past 5eNce defiut of £39,800 millKx)
The resuh of this vaiualion ¥MIi b• ￿T￿nented 1 April 2ff24. ThB next valuation resur( 15 due to
be ifflplemented from l 2tr28.
A ¢opy of the valuation rewf and SUppo￿"r￿j dOcL￿nIat￿ffl is on thg Teachers. Ponsbns website
Under the definitir*ts set li FRS 102, the TPS ts an unfvnde(l mU￿-emploYer ￿n$1(*) scheme. The
Group has accthJnt8d for its c￿tr￿Ul￿)n$ to the 5them as rf rt were a defined ￿￿Intr￿Jts0n scheme. The
has set out at>ove lh6 inlormaiion availthe oft the St￿1r*.

PORTLANO CCUEGE
IA ¢ompany Ilmlt•d by gu¥anl••
NOTES TO THE FINAPICIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
27. Penslon ¢ommltments {eonllnuedl
Group d•fin•d b••)•fft p•nslon xheme
The Col*ge dosed ils Defi￿d BenBfft Schemè to ne4¥ Members *ilh effect from 1 January 1997 and so
the use of the proieded unit V8luation method required by FRS102 ihat the currenl sewvice c05t la5
proporbon of Oefined Benefit M¢mbgrfs eamingsl is likdy to increase a5 Members approath retiremtrnl.
assèts of Scheme are hekl separately from those of the CoThe9e. b•ng invested with pn￿ential
The mosl recent actuarial res*rt.*tJich was yoduced Ihe effec1rve dale 01 31 D￿ernt￿r 2021.
showe(l a defKil valuab.on 01 £245k aThJ fvnding level of 97%. It was agreed between Ihe College aFNJ the
Twst¢¢s of the Stheme to to remove the fvnding 5hortlaN. as il existed al 31 Oe¢ember 2015.
Consequenty Iho Col*e is C{￿tri￿lIng £218k pw annum.
The resulls of the acluarial valuation as at 31 December 2021 have been yoiected to 31 ￿JgUSt 2024
u•ng the assumption$ set Lxrt bel￿. The fyures in the foJknbin9 di￿reS were measuwBd using the
project method. .
Prinopal acluwial assuwwytions at Ihe 8alarKe sheet date {exwessed as weighled avwagesl:
At 31 August Al 31 August
2024
2023
Olscount rate
Revaluati¢m of d•ferred per￿n$
RPI Inflation
5.10
2.60
3.00
At 31 Augu51 AÉ 31 August
2024
2023
.Y•ars
Yg8r¥
tslity rates lin
- lor a rna￿ aged 65 now
- at 65 for a rn￿8 ag8d 45 now
- IOT a ferna￿ aged 65 rHY4Y
- at 65 foi 8 lemale aged 45
21.4
21.5
22.7
23.9
25.3
The Group's share of Ihe assets in the stherne was".
At 31 August Al 31 Aygusl
2024
2023
£000
Cash and other li¢w>J assets
Investmenl fuThJs
93
S.605
1Q6
5.187
937
Otrter
T￿1 f4lr value of assels
6,606
6,230
47

PORTLAND COLLEGE
(A ¢¢m￿nY Ilmlted by guarants•l
. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIITS
FOR THE YEAR EldDED 31 WJGUST 2024
27. Pènslon ¢oMmilments Iwillr4ued)
The actud retum on stheme ass¢ts was £585.000 (2023. £792,￿010$51.
The 8Th￿nIS recognlse11 in tr* Cthwlidated st#leM￿offin8nU￿ 8cIMties are as lollows..
2024
£000
2023
t•rest incorne l {Ixxt}
AdM￿ls1r8tiYe expenses
Total amourt T¢￿nI8•￿ In th• cons0￿￿ Stat￿n￿ offfinancial
38
(80)
136)
[42)
Movements tn ts Frfesen¢ vafue cl the defy￿d benefrt ob￿alIl￿ wer• as I￿k￿¥S..
2024
£000
Op•niThJ defined tse￿frt obkgabL
Aduarial [05585
Ber￿lts paid
Intèrasl eost
5.660
13571
291
Closing d•fined benefft obllg•tion
5,676
Movemenls in the fair wa￿e ofthe Grwp's of scherne assets weT8JS fdlows..
2024
£000
OperMng falr value ols(*eme assets
Interesl income
Actuafial g8iTr5
c￿tri￿ljI￿ by effl￿0)￿ .
B8nefils pahd
Administration expenses
Dwnition ol pension sufKA
0.239
325
260
21
13571
170)
1930)
Closlng 1411 valu• ol sdltrrn assets
5.676
Page 48 .

PORTLAND CIXLEGE
(A ¢offlpany1Smll•d by guarant••}
MOTES TO THE FINANCNL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
n$lon cofflmilments {cl￿tInued)
As a result ol the currenl market conditign$ factryEd n￿¢ the assumptions applwj by the LGPS scherne
aduary, aduarial valuation at the year-erKI has resulted in an unrecogni5ed surplus on Ihe scheme of
£930.CNJO {2023- £570.OOOJ. sUrp￿S has Mt betn reco￿Se￿ vththin statements.
The recognition of a s￿￿U$ under FRS102. sh￿Id be made to Ihe exienl that an employer can
expect to secure econcrfnic benefit from i( either by payng a reduced rnte of cfjntribLrtions or toking 8
refund; M8nagewent ha¥e assessed lyjth considerall￿S and conthded the folowng..
Basèd ffi hI5torK sY4ctieAs and updates on lulure expectati￿$ from Ihe adrnlnislering aulhority,
management do not antitspate Ihat the noxt aduarial Vthat1￿ will resutt in a re(lu¢tion ¢0 ¢y)nlriwltons
due to current rnark•l conditio￿.
The availatylty of any k¥)lenlid cash refund al l*)ililies have been pa*J is based on several
unprgdicL*e tulure oulcomes sel out in thè scheme rulgs that ￿not be reasonably assiimed at this
stag¢. A$ a rgsutt, management cwsid•r ther¥ to be a low p055ibih.ty of a ¢ash refund.
From the above conc*Jsion, the balance has Iherefrye been ￿Stricted to a value of £NII at the
year*nd. The dereccwii￿ adjustment 1$ Shtr￿ as other recoynised gain￿ 1055es in the Statement of
Fin8nGial Adwilig5.
28. Owatlng l•ase ¢<¥mmllments
At 31 August 2024 th• and ColMP￿Y had commitin•nts to make fvlure rninimum lease
payTnenls under r￿<anc￿lab1e cyeratir¥J leases as fdlm:
Gmup.
2024
£000
Company
2024
£OOD
Company
2023
2023
Not rater than 1 year
Later than 1 ￿ar not later than 5
Later than 5 years
31
37
35
41
12
73
76
69
20
29.
L•gal status of the Charity
The COM￿ ￿ a C￿anY Lthited by Guarnntee and wth￿l sharè ¢ppital inctxrM)rated in the Urmled
Qhgdom. Th• tsat*￿ty of Membws r6 &mit•d to £10 each in unlik¢ly event of ￿ Company beiThJ
kn￿nd￿p..
R#lat￿ party transaction
The Gwup ha$ tsken advanw of the exempb"¢)n Wdilable Lbnder"FRS 102 from dBclosiThJ trar￿¢#i0
entered into betsffjen or mentrs of Ihe group as the subshjiariès are whdlYry￿￿d.
The Group has made sales of £4.3(KJ to CaTe After Combat, a company in vthh one trust•e. Mr D
Falhers. is a director. The arnounts Y￿e fvlty reCep￿lj during tr* thtte is no amount
oulslwding at the balance 5heel date12023.' £NIll
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PORTWD COLLEGE
IA company Ilmiled by 9uaraht••l
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEIR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
31. Controlling party
The DirecloT¥ a￿51der thal Ihwa is no uNwnate controllry ￿rty.
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