THE DROP IN - PORTLAND

Registered charity 1199273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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

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Latest income

£146k

Latest spending

£137k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has secured funding until September 2028 and retains reserves as possible. The document does not disclose specific financial figures for income, expenditure, or reserves, nor does it provide an independent audit opinion.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants from trusts, foundations and local authority

“Most of the income needed by The Drop In is sought from grants from trusts, foundations and designated community funding rounds from the local authority.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: reserves will be retained and are added to when possible

“Have secured funding for to September 2028, reserves will be retained and are added to when possible,” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Drop In, Portland (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen Collingschair
Carol Callis · trustee of 1 other charity
Robert Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
Susan Patricia Cocking

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£146k	£137k
31/03/2025	£163k	£122k
31/03/2024	£79k	£84k
31/03/2023	£0	£0

Common questions

Is THE DROP IN - PORTLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has secured funding until September 2028 and retains reserves as possible. The document does not disclose specific financial figures for income, expenditure, or reserves, nor does it provide an independent audit opinion.

Who funds THE DROP IN - PORTLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DROP IN - PORTLAND as a grant recipient include THE AMATEURS TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE AMATEURS TRUST	FY2024	£20k
THE AMATEURS TRUST	FY2022	£15k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE AMATEURS TRUST	FY2023	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	03/09/2025	£40k	Millionaire Street 2025 09w1
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/08/2023	£300k	Future of Portland
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/12/2021	£10k	Let’s talk Metal Health
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2019	£5k	"Lets Talk... About Mental Health"