Porch Boxes
Registered charity 1089998 Registered since 2002
Operates: Bury, Rochdale
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- Julia Elizabeth Rowlands Chair
- David Archer since 2015
- Diane Gaunt since 2026
- Eileen Smith since 2016
- Iain Hodcroft since 2012
- Laurel Avery since 2016
- Michael Thomas Perrin
9y median 10y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- David Archer since 2015
- Eileen Smith since 2016
- Iain Hodcroft since 2012
- Laurel Avery since 2016
6.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Julia Elizabeth Rowlands Chair
- David Archer since 2015
- Diane Gaunt since 2026
- Eileen Smith since 2016
- Iain Hodcroft since 2012
- Michael Thomas Perrin
Portfolio (1)
- Laurel Avery since 2016
0
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7Economic/community Development/employment 6Religious Activities 1
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£42k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Margaret, Holyrood, Prestwich 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Hepworth Community Association Similar size; both Community development
- Rhuddlan Playgroup and Toddlers Association Similar size; both Community development
- Bicester Round Table Trust Fund Similar size; both Community development
- Neath Round Table Charitable Trust Fund Similar size; both Community development
- Cranmore and Doulting PRE-School Similar size; both Community development
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.porchboxes.org.uk |
| michaeltperrin@tiscali.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01617643444 |
| Address | 14 KENMOR AVENUE, BURY, BL8 2DY |
Finances
£41,775 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £42,892 | £11,004 |
| 2022 | £50,760 | £21,236 |
| 2023 | £30,605 | £36,581 |
| 2024 | £28,090 | £41,962 |
| 2025 | £41,775 | £50,744 |
What it does
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Provides ServicesTrustees (7)
7trustees
0aged 70+
- Julia Elizabeth Rowlands Chair
- David Archer since 2015
- Diane Gaunt since 2026
- Eileen Smith since 2016
- Iain Hodcroft since 2012
- Laurel Avery since 2016
- Michael Thomas Perrin
Connected charities (1)
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