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Porchlight

Porchlight is an active UK company (number 01157482), incorporated 1974, with 11 current directors including Emily Katherine Vince and Anna Linstead. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

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Previous officers 86

  1. Bernadette Coady-Mayall 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Adam Lott 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Neil Martin Oldfield 2024-2024 Director View profile
  4. Simon Richard Briscoe Langworthy 2023-2023 Director View profile
  5. David Russell Leah 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Sue Baker 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Belinda Naiken-Payne 2020-2021 Director View profile
  8. Dr Stuart Field 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Naomi Jane Simcox 2019-2023 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Ridge 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Elspeth Hutchison 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. Louise Ann Coakley 2018-2021 Director View profile
  13. Angela Hencher 2018-2018 Director View profile
  14. Dominic Mark Deeson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  15. Thomas Evans 2017-2026 Director View profile
  16. Dr Joanne Claire Ross 2016-2018 Director View profile
  17. Alan How 2015-2018 Director View profile
  18. Hilary Anne Edridge 2015-2024 Director View profile
  19. Howard Norman Cohn 2015-2020 Director View profile
  20. James Richard Gardner 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Robert Alan Porter 2013-2019 Director View profile
  22. Anton Johannes Pieterse 2013-2015 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Croucher 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Ian Roe 2012-2013 Director View profile
  25. Fiona O'Neill 2011-2011 Director View profile
  26. Colin John Wright 2011-2022 Director View profile
  27. Adam David Rowe 2011-2014 Director View profile
  28. Lynn Phillips 2010-2011 Director View profile
  29. Hornibrook, Susan Anne, Doctor 2009-2020 Director View profile
  30. Glenn Malcolm Miller 2009-2018 Director View profile
  31. Graeme Bosley 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Rosemary Hayes 2008-2009 Director View profile
  33. Jennifer Christine Bough 2008-2017 Director View profile
  34. Celia Glynn-Williams 2008-2019 Director View profile
  35. Dr Keith Wren 2008-2011 Director View profile
  36. Arnab Kumar Sanyal Jp 2007-2010 Director View profile
  37. Patricia Ann Unwin 2006-2019 Director View profile
  38. George Lister 2006-2007 Director View profile
  39. John Stuart Townend 2006-2016 Director View profile
  40. Patrick Alan Conrad 2006-2007 Director View profile
  41. Geoffrey Thomas Cooke 2006-2008 Director View profile
  42. Stuart Chapman 2004-2017 Director View profile
  43. Kim Rogers 2004-2006 Director View profile
  44. Anne Norris 2004-2013 Director View profile
  45. Valerie Anne Scott 2003-2007 Director View profile
  46. Margaret Mary Connolly 2003-2004 Director View profile
  47. Michael John Gilpin 2002-2007 Director View profile
  48. Ann Louise Coakley 2002-2006 Director View profile
  49. Rosemary Margaret Tarr 2001-2004 Director View profile
  50. David Charles Le Breton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  51. Leon George Jenkins 2000-2008 Director View profile
  52. Stephanie Ann Hayman 2000-2002 Director View profile
  53. Janet Mary Chandler 2000-2003 Director View profile
  54. Simon Charles Farrer 2000-2006 Director View profile
  55. Andy Robinson 1999-2004 Director View profile
  56. Anna Stevens 1999-2010 Director View profile
  57. Anthony David Unwin 1998-2006 Director View profile
  58. Graham Victor Tarrant 1998-2003 Director View profile
  59. Michael Finch 1998-2001 Director View profile
  60. Allyson Kay 1998-1999 Director View profile
  61. Lynn Richards 1998-1999 Director View profile
  62. Helen Jean Howard 1997-2007 Director View profile
  63. Mary Riley 1996-1998 Director View profile
  64. Sophie Magdalen Ward 1995-1997 Director View profile
  65. Janet Mary Robbins 1995-1997 Director View profile
  66. Patricia Poplett 1995-1997 Director View profile
  67. Stephen Dawson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  68. Robert Gerard Pentleton 1994-1998 Director View profile
  69. Roberta Helen Johnson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  70. Jillian Margaret Butler 1993-1997 Director View profile
  71. Carole Frank 1993-1995 Director View profile
  72. Nigel Martin 1993-1995 Director View profile
  73. Colin Torquil Russell Gray 1943-1995 Director View profile
  74. Paul Thomas Wardley Wilson 2000 Director View profile
  75. Ernest Gadsden Smith 1993 Director View profile
  76. Norman Donald Minter 1995 Director View profile
  77. Sarah Elizabeth Magee-Gilchrist 1993 Director View profile
  78. Lewis, Christopher Andrew, Canon 1993 Director View profile
  79. Anne Hammond 1992 Director View profile
  80. Thomas Neumark Jones 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  81. Catherine Keen 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  82. Catherine Keen 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  83. Michael Barrett 2000-2023 Secretary View profile
  84. Helen Ruth Letley 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  85. Adrian Peter Cottrell 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  86. Julian Andrew Spurrier 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
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Incorporated
18/01/1974
Registered office
Canterbury
Also a registered charity
Porchlight
Previous names
Porchlight Limited (until 10/06/2008)
East Kent Cyrenians Limited (until 10/06/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Hilary Anne Edridge ceased 2024-11-30
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-15
  • Possible match - 41 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 41 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Porchlight is controlled by Michael Barrett
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Barrett.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

9 grants · £2,311,176 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,220,259 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £87,917 (2 grants)
  • Lankelly Chase Foundation · £3,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £488,4622021-02-11
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £4,0002020-09-25
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £83,9172020-07-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,170,0352017-02-03
  • Lankelly Chase Foundation £3,0002016-07-19
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

4.3y median 2.7y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 2Construction 1Education 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01157482
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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