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the porch

The charity supports other defined groups. The Porch is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£423,012
Latest Expenditure
£321,984

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 76.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £521,003
Charitable Activities £4,378
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,478
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £402,558
Raising Funds £31,897
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£423,012£321,9840 / 27
2023£353,267£287,2810 / 17
2022£311,765£280,6340 / 5
2021£526,859£434,455£402,558£544,913£134,6838 / 10
2020£342,450£281,1770 / 40

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers