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The Portal Trust
The Portal Trust is a registered charity (number 312425) based in London, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Sophie Anne Fernandes since 2012. Latest income £8.2m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £8.2m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Sophie Anne FernandesChair · since 2012
- Anton ChambersTrustee · since 2024
- David HogbenTrustee · since 2008
- Denise JonesTrustee · since 2018
- HIS Honour Brian Barker CBE KCTrustee · since 2003
- Jennifer Mary MoseleyTrustee · since 2011
- Rev Laura Jane JorgensenTrustee · since 2009
- Rev Trevor Francis CritchlowTrustee · since 2011
- Sarwar ZamanTrustee · since 2021
- Zoe HoweTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- portaltrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£8.2m£7.9m
- 2024£8.0m£6.6m
- 2023£7.6m£6.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.0m£9.9m
- 2021£7.9m£6.1m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE TRUST KNOWN AS THE ALDGATE SCHOOL AND STEPNEY ALL SAINTS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL. ASSISTANCE TO VOLUNTARY CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS AND THE LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY TO APPLY RESIDUE OF THE NET YEARLY INCOME OF THE TRUST IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- (A) IN AWARDING TO BENEFICIARIES EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER PLACE OF LEARNING APPROVED BY THE GOVERNORS; (B) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION IN THE INNER LONDON EDUCATION AREA HAVING CHARITABLE OBJECTS DIRECTED TO EDUCATING OR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF BENEFICIARIES BY DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR MORAL CAPACITIES THROUGH LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES. (C) IN AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE TO ENABLE BENEFICIARIES TO TRAVEL ABROAD TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATION. (D) IN OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF BENEFICIARIES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Sophie Anne Fernandes Chair since 2012
- Anton Chambers since 2024
- David Hogben since 2008
- Denise Jones since 2018
- HIS Honour Brian Barker CBE KC since 2003
- Jennifer Mary Moseley since 2011
- Rev Laura Jane Jorgensen since 2009
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
- Sarwar Zaman since 2021
- Zoe Howe since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Sophie Anne Fernandes Chair since 2012
- David Hogben since 2008
- Denise Jones since 2018
- HIS Honour Brian Barker CBE KC since 2003
- Jennifer Mary Moseley since 2011
- Rev Laura Jane Jorgensen since 2009
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Sophie Anne Fernandes Chair since 2012
- Anton Chambers since 2024
- David Hogben since 2008
- Jennifer Mary Moseley since 2011
- Sarwar Zaman since 2021
- Zoe Howe since 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Denise Jones since 2018
- HIS Honour Brian Barker CBE KC since 2003
- Rev Laura Jane Jorgensen since 2009
- Rev Trevor Francis Critchlow since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
10.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 1.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 312425
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 28 APR 1970AS AMENDED ON 22 OCT 1979AS AMENDED ON 20 MAR 1992AS AMENDED ON 15 JUN 1993AS AMENDED ON 17 DEC 2008AS AMENDED ON 04 NOV 2010AS AMENDED ON 27 JUL 2011AS AMENDED ON 05 DEC 2012AS AMENDED ON 11 DEC 2013AS AMENDED ON 22 APR 2015 as amended on 07 Jan 2021 as amended on 14 Jul 2022 as amended on 11 Jul 2024
- Contact on the register
- 02074805884 · hello@portaltrust.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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