THE PORTLAND SCULPTURE AND QUARRY TRUST

Registered charity 1086659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Regeneration of a former industrial landscape that gives in-depth access to culture, nature, education and art through the sharing and exchange of knowledge and skills between people from different backgrounds. Using principles of environmental sustainability in all operations and innovative educational practice that is inclusive and accessible to all in an area of deprivation and high needs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF STUDY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTS AND SCULPTURE THEREBY STIMULATING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THESE AND OTHER RELATED ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL FIELDS, AND OF THE ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF THE ISLE OF PORTLAND, DORSET AND OTHER REGIONS IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: ISLE OF PORTLAND, DORSET, UK AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Dorset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small net deficit of £1,342 for the year, with total incoming resources of £62,196 against total expenditure of £63,538. Unrestricted reserves stood at £66,577, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of 12 to 24 months of annual expenditure, as the policy requires reserves equivalent to between twelve and twenty-four months of resources expended.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Historic England — “'Look to the Rock - Quarrymen's Stories' Funded by Historic England Everyday Heritage - Celebrating Working Class Histories” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “Memory Stones Green Corridor design & planning Funded by National Lottery Community Fund - Together For Our Planet” (source page)
• Portland & Weymouth - Towns Of Culture 2025 — “Stromatic Dance - The Dance Of Erosion Christina Mcmannus - Funded by Lauchpad Grant from Portland & Weymouth - Towns Of Culture 2025” (source page)
• The Worshipful Company Of Masons — “The Stone Show 2025 PSQT Exhibition & Demonstrations - Supported by The Worshipful Company Of Masons” (source page)
• Arts Council England — “Climate & The Land: Awaken, Stone! Funded By Arts Council England Via Dorset Community Foundation - Queens Platinum Jubilee.” (source page)
• Dorset Community Foundation — “Climate & The Land: Awaken, Stone! Funded By Arts Council England Via Dorset Community Foundation - Queens Platinum Jubilee.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID ANTONY EMMETchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elaine Diana Graham
• Gillian Celia Downham
• Jane Patricia Beech
• Toby Simon Russell

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset · Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PORTO CHARITABLE TRUST.

• THE PORTO CHARITABLE TRUST income £70k
• KAYE PEMBERTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £41k
• PROPER JOB RESOURCE CENTRE income £239k
• PORTLAND MUSEUM TRUST income £57k
• THE PORTLAND TRUST income £4.0m
• THE CURLEW COMMUNITY CENTRE income £63k

Side by side with its peers

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