PORCHLIGHT

• ◆

  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

• ◆

  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. PORCHLIGHT 2008-07-30 → present
2. PORCHLIGHT 2008-06-10 → 2008-07-30
3. CANTERBURY CYRENIANS LIMITED 1974-01-18 → 2002-03-08

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “Porchlight's 50th anniversary”
• “Launch innovative new services, including personal budgets for people experiencing homelessness and partnering with JP Morgan's Force for Good Project team to improve digital signposting”
• “Supported over 5,500 people across Kent”
• “Decision to invest a portion of our reserves to maintain our homelessness services in the short term”
• “194 people were seen sleeping rough across Kent and Medway-an 11% increase from the previous year”
• “3,038 households (including 3,821 children) living in temporary accommodation”
• “Kent social care saw a 60% growth relating to mental health”
• “Implemented the Porchlight Serious Incident Response Framework”
• “Strengthened and reviewed our organisation-wide approach to assessment, support and safety planning”
• “Worked in partnership with Greater Change on a trial scheme that looked into the effects of giving people who are homeless more financial support”
• “Lead providers for the new Mental Health Together service”
• “Secured funding for 2025-26 for our supported accommodation in Thanet, Canterbury and Dover”
• “Led on developing a Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) approach in Thanet”
• “Implementing a Housing First model in collaboration with the Housing First Foundation”
• “Disposed of its investment property realising £305k against a carrying value of £325k”
• “2 properties were donated to the charity in 2024-25 with an estimated value of £490,000”
• “Received a loan of £200,000 from the Big Issue Invest to support working capital”
• “Set aside £120k for dilapidation costs associated with the closure of our Head Office in Watling Street in September 2025”
• “Annual Christmas appeal raised over £183,005”
• “754 new donors supported us”
• “83 talks, workshops and school assemblies reached over 5,199 children and adults”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -60.2%

  £1,622,696 → £646,418

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  -35.1%

  £4,003,639 → £2,599,123

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Employees

  +0.5%

  199 → 200

• Wages

  +2.6%

  £5,676,197 → £5,822,391

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers