Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

THE PORCH 

Since 2001 The Porch has provided a place of safety, change and challenge for Oxford's homeless and vulnerably housed single adults. Through our support work, our cafe serving nutritious subsidized meals, and our range of activities we help members find somewhere to live, reconnect socially, increase self-esteem, acquire new skills, make a contribution and gain employment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 22 years

www.theporch.org.uk

info@theporch.org.uk

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£353£287£66n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/22£312£281£31n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/21£527£434£92£32£545£3339.2810
31/03/20£342£281£61n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£282£241£40n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£335£234£101£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£215£228£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£203£209£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£204£207£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£206£210£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£206£210£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£198£217£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£255£202£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£233£237£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£249£254£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£229£221£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£239£236£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£241£273£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£257£264£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£253£260£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Healthy Steps Project
£9,516 16/03/2022
The project will promote exercise and provide a vehicle for an NHS-supported stop smoking service in one positive and fun social setting. The HSP will be delivered by The Porch homeless day centre ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Porch
£8,518 23/07/2020
Grant to The Porch meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID19 Response
£1,666 18/04/2020
Food Distribution - Since the beginning of the outbreak we have seen the demands for our services grow, we are now serving an average of 130 and on occasion we have served 150 meals per day.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID19 - meals and safeguarding
£5,194 03/04/2020
2
Food distribution - Since the beginning of the outbreak we have seen the demands for our services grow, we are now serving an average of 130 and on occasion we have served 150 meals per day.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Porch
£5,266 15/01/2020
One of the founder organisational members. We are represented on the steering committee
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Porch
£66,279 07/09/2018
36
The Porch provides support to homeless and vulnerably housed people that helps them address their housing, health, education, employment and wellbeing issues.
The Funding Network - Steppin' Forward Project
£4,533 18/05/2017
To provide job skills to homeless and vulnerable people in order to give them a realistic opportunity to find part-time work or engage in a positive volunteering role.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Steppin' Forward Project
£5,000 07/09/2016
The grant will be used to help fund the Kitchen Manager’s salary. The Kitchen Manager will work with 6 beneficiaries who have been assessed by our project workers and who have signed up to the ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Porch
£66,279 11/11/2015
36
The Porch provides support to homeless and vulnerably housed people that helps them address their housing, health, education, employment and wellbeing issues.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Therpist costs for homeless women in Oxford
£500 04/02/2014
Towards therapist costs for a women’s group for the homeless in Oxford.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the project worker's salary
£2,300 25/02/2009
Towards the project worker's salary to help volunteers help the homeless in Oxford.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 55-75
  • IAN GILDERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Housing Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2001, number: 1089612
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/08/2001, number: 04271032
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Porch
139 Magdalen Road
Oxford
OX4 1RL

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG HOMELESS, NEEDY, ISOLATED AND POORLY HOUSED PEOPLE IN THE OXFORD AREA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF A DAY CENTRE AND/OR OTHER ACCOMMODATION.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF 'SELF HELP' SKILLS, IT TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SKILLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

PEOPLE IN THE OXFORD AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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