## **PORCH BOXES** 

## **GENERAL FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

|**[All funds are restricted]**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Item**|**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|||**(for comparison)**|**Budget**|
|||**INCOME**||
|**Grants**|**0.00**|**0.00**|**0.00**|
|**Donations**|||**40000.00**|
|Individual Donations|8576.34|8431.60||
|Donations via Enthuse|11145.01|13722.06||
|Gift Aid Tax Reclaim|2145.17|3012.81||
|Kirklees Valley PCC|120.00|120.00||
|Benevity Portal|89.18|77.08||
|Charities Trust|198.00|100.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley|0.00|210.00||
|Prestwich & Whitefield WI|0.00|150.00||
|Churches Together Radcliffe|100.00|150.00||
|Bury Christian Fellowship|960.00|0.00||
|Tottington Methodist Church|100.00|0.00||
|Fairfield General Hospital|0.00|121.00||
|St Georges Simister|70.00|33.00||
|Cheetham Hill Construction|0.00|250.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley MU|0.00|55.00||
|Asda Foundation|0.00|400.00||
|Unsworth Centre|0.00|65.91||
|Groundwork|0.00|375.00||
|PM+M Solutions|1000.00|1000.00||
|Lowespark Golf Club|0.00|982.00||
|Bury Grammar|1498.58|1350.00||
|Bolton Road Methodist|140.70|0.00||
|ABC Mum & Baby Group|100.00|0.00||
|Seedfield Methodist|50.00|0.00||
|Affetside Choir|180.20|0.00||
|Walshaw Community Choir|710.00|0.00||
|Paypal Giving Fund|106.89|0.00||
|Beechfield|800.00|0.00||
|**TOTAL**|**28090.07**|**30605.46**|**40000.00**|





|**Item**||**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**(for comparison)**<br>|**Budget**|
||||**EXPENDITURE**||
|Purchase of Items for Packs|||||
|incl Xmas & Easter Treats||19045.22|16866.63|17500.00|
|Other Food Bank and Pantry|||||
|Support [see note below]||8951.62|9231.02|10000.00|
|Beds for Bury||11898.61|8738.18|10000.00|
|Insurance||746.87|704.95|800.00|
|Postage/Stationery etc||39.55|0.00|100.00|
|Mileage Allowance||478.80|649.80|800.00|
|Charity Checkout Subscription||239.99|239.99|300.00|
|Room Hire||240.00|0.00|200.00|
|Contingency/Sundries||320.91|150.00|300.00|
|**TOTAL**||**41961.57**|**36580.57**|**40000.00**|
|**NET SURPLUS /**|**[13871.50]**||**[5975.11]**||
|**[DEFICIT]**|||||



## **RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS** 

||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||**[for comparison]**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Brought Forward|69376.56|75351.67|
|Net Surplus [Deficit]|[13871.50]|[5975.11]|
|**Carried Forward**|**55505.06**|**69376.56**|



## **NOTES TO ACCOUNTS** 

Routine provision of crisis pack contents and the provision of volunteer effort are of a non-monetary value and do not therefore show in the accounts either as income or expenditure. 

Support by way of stock purchasing has been given to Bury Baptists, Heaton Park Food Pantry, Bolton Road Pantry,  Topping  Fold  Community Centre,  Trust  House,  Attic  Project,  Manna  House  and  First  Point throughout 2024. 



**RESERVE FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

**BROUGHT FORWARD 1[st] JANUARY 2024 60000.00** 

No Income 

No Expenditure 

**CLOSING BALANCE 31[st] DECEMBER 2024 60000.00** 

## **NOTE TO ACCOUNTS** 

The reserve fund of £60000 has been put in place to protect the Charity should the rent free use of the Bradley Fold unit be withdrawn at any point in the future. It is intended to cover accommodation costs in the short term and has been estimated as 24 months at an assumed monthly rent of £2500. 

. 

## **Original signed by Michael Perrin** 

## **31[st] January 2025** 



## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Porch Boxes** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. 

## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** 

The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act 

* to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act 

* to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** 

My  examination  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  general  Directions  given  by  the  Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The  procedures undertaken do not  provide  all  the evidence that would be required  in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 o0f the 2011 Act 

* to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Name Claire Sedgwick** 

## **Relevant professional qualification or body: FCA** 

## **Original signed by Claire Sedgwick** 

## **23[rd] February 2025** 



## **PORCH BOXES** 

## **GENERAL FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

|**[All funds are restricted]**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Item**|**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|||**(for comparison)**|**Budget**|
|||**INCOME**||
|**Grants**|**0.00**|**0.00**|**0.00**|
|**Donations**|||**40000.00**|
|Individual Donations|8576.34|8431.60||
|Donations via Enthuse|11145.01|13722.06||
|Gift Aid Tax Reclaim|2145.17|3012.81||
|Kirklees Valley PCC|120.00|120.00||
|Benevity Portal|89.18|77.08||
|Charities Trust|198.00|100.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley|0.00|210.00||
|Prestwich & Whitefield WI|0.00|150.00||
|Churches Together Radcliffe|100.00|150.00||
|Bury Christian Fellowship|960.00|0.00||
|Tottington Methodist Church|100.00|0.00||
|Fairfield General Hospital|0.00|121.00||
|St Georges Simister|70.00|33.00||
|Cheetham Hill Construction|0.00|250.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley MU|0.00|55.00||
|Asda Foundation|0.00|400.00||
|Unsworth Centre|0.00|65.91||
|Groundwork|0.00|375.00||
|PM+M Solutions|1000.00|1000.00||
|Lowespark Golf Club|0.00|982.00||
|Bury Grammar|1498.58|1350.00||
|Bolton Road Methodist|140.70|0.00||
|ABC Mum & Baby Group|100.00|0.00||
|Seedfield Methodist|50.00|0.00||
|Affetside Choir|180.20|0.00||
|Walshaw Community Choir|710.00|0.00||
|Paypal Giving Fund|106.89|0.00||
|Beechfield|800.00|0.00||
|**TOTAL**|**28090.07**|**30605.46**|**40000.00**|





|**Item**||**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**(for comparison)**<br>|**Budget**|
||||**EXPENDITURE**||
|Purchase of Items for Packs|||||
|incl Xmas & Easter Treats||19045.22|16866.63|17500.00|
|Other Food Bank and Pantry|||||
|Support [see note below]||8951.62|9231.02|10000.00|
|Beds for Bury||11898.61|8738.18|10000.00|
|Insurance||746.87|704.95|800.00|
|Postage/Stationery etc||39.55|0.00|100.00|
|Mileage Allowance||478.80|649.80|800.00|
|Charity Checkout Subscription||239.99|239.99|300.00|
|Room Hire||240.00|0.00|200.00|
|Contingency/Sundries||320.91|150.00|300.00|
|**TOTAL**||**41961.57**|**36580.57**|**40000.00**|
|**NET SURPLUS /**|**[13871.50]**||**[5975.11]**||
|**[DEFICIT]**|||||



## **RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS** 

||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||**[for comparison]**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Brought Forward|69376.56|75351.67|
|Net Surplus [Deficit]|[13871.50]|[5975.11]|
|**Carried Forward**|**55505.06**|**69376.56**|



## **NOTES TO ACCOUNTS** 

Routine provision of crisis pack contents and the provision of volunteer effort are of a non-monetary value and do not therefore show in the accounts either as income or expenditure. 

Support by way of stock purchasing has been given to Bury Baptists, Heaton Park Food Pantry, Bolton Road Pantry,  Topping  Fold  Community Centre,  Trust  House,  Attic  Project,  Manna  House  and  First  Point throughout 2024. 



**RESERVE FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

**BROUGHT FORWARD 1[st] JANUARY 2024 60000.00** 

No Income 

No Expenditure 

**CLOSING BALANCE 31[st] DECEMBER 2024 60000.00** 

## **NOTE TO ACCOUNTS** 

The reserve fund of £60000 has been put in place to protect the Charity should the rent free use of the Bradley Fold unit be withdrawn at any point in the future. It is intended to cover accommodation costs in the short term and has been estimated as 24 months at an assumed monthly rent of £2500. 

. 

## **Original signed by Michael Perrin** 

## **31[st] January 2025** 



## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Porch Boxes** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. 

## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** 

The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act 

* to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act 

* to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** 

My  examination  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  general  Directions  given  by  the  Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The  procedures undertaken do not  provide  all  the evidence that would be required  in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 o0f the 2011 Act 

* to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Name Claire Sedgwick** 

## **Relevant professional qualification or body: FCA** 

## **Original signed by Claire Sedgwick** 

## **23[rd] February 2025** 



## **PORCH BOXES** 

## **GENERAL FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

|**[All funds are restricted]**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Item**|**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|||**(for comparison)**|**Budget**|
|||**INCOME**||
|**Grants**|**0.00**|**0.00**|**0.00**|
|**Donations**|||**40000.00**|
|Individual Donations|8576.34|8431.60||
|Donations via Enthuse|11145.01|13722.06||
|Gift Aid Tax Reclaim|2145.17|3012.81||
|Kirklees Valley PCC|120.00|120.00||
|Benevity Portal|89.18|77.08||
|Charities Trust|198.00|100.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley|0.00|210.00||
|Prestwich & Whitefield WI|0.00|150.00||
|Churches Together Radcliffe|100.00|150.00||
|Bury Christian Fellowship|960.00|0.00||
|Tottington Methodist Church|100.00|0.00||
|Fairfield General Hospital|0.00|121.00||
|St Georges Simister|70.00|33.00||
|Cheetham Hill Construction|0.00|250.00||
|Christ Church Walmersley MU|0.00|55.00||
|Asda Foundation|0.00|400.00||
|Unsworth Centre|0.00|65.91||
|Groundwork|0.00|375.00||
|PM+M Solutions|1000.00|1000.00||
|Lowespark Golf Club|0.00|982.00||
|Bury Grammar|1498.58|1350.00||
|Bolton Road Methodist|140.70|0.00||
|ABC Mum & Baby Group|100.00|0.00||
|Seedfield Methodist|50.00|0.00||
|Affetside Choir|180.20|0.00||
|Walshaw Community Choir|710.00|0.00||
|Paypal Giving Fund|106.89|0.00||
|Beechfield|800.00|0.00||
|**TOTAL**|**28090.07**|**30605.46**|**40000.00**|





|**Item**||**2024**|**2023**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**(for comparison)**<br>|**Budget**|
||||**EXPENDITURE**||
|Purchase of Items for Packs|||||
|incl Xmas & Easter Treats||19045.22|16866.63|17500.00|
|Other Food Bank and Pantry|||||
|Support [see note below]||8951.62|9231.02|10000.00|
|Beds for Bury||11898.61|8738.18|10000.00|
|Insurance||746.87|704.95|800.00|
|Postage/Stationery etc||39.55|0.00|100.00|
|Mileage Allowance||478.80|649.80|800.00|
|Charity Checkout Subscription||239.99|239.99|300.00|
|Room Hire||240.00|0.00|200.00|
|Contingency/Sundries||320.91|150.00|300.00|
|**TOTAL**||**41961.57**|**36580.57**|**40000.00**|
|**NET SURPLUS /**|**[13871.50]**||**[5975.11]**||
|**[DEFICIT]**|||||



## **RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS** 

||**2024**|**2023**|
|---|---|---|
|||**[for comparison]**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Brought Forward|69376.56|75351.67|
|Net Surplus [Deficit]|[13871.50]|[5975.11]|
|**Carried Forward**|**55505.06**|**69376.56**|



## **NOTES TO ACCOUNTS** 

Routine provision of crisis pack contents and the provision of volunteer effort are of a non-monetary value and do not therefore show in the accounts either as income or expenditure. 

Support by way of stock purchasing has been given to Bury Baptists, Heaton Park Food Pantry, Bolton Road Pantry,  Topping  Fold  Community Centre,  Trust  House,  Attic  Project,  Manna  House  and  First  Point throughout 2024. 



**RESERVE FUND INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR 1[st] JANUARY 2024 TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

**BROUGHT FORWARD 1[st] JANUARY 2024 60000.00** 

No Income 

No Expenditure 

**CLOSING BALANCE 31[st] DECEMBER 2024 60000.00** 

## **NOTE TO ACCOUNTS** 

The reserve fund of £60000 has been put in place to protect the Charity should the rent free use of the Bradley Fold unit be withdrawn at any point in the future. It is intended to cover accommodation costs in the short term and has been estimated as 24 months at an assumed monthly rent of £2500. 

. 

## **Original signed by Michael Perrin** 

## **31[st] January 2025** 



## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Porch Boxes** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. 

## **Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner** 

The charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act 

* to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act 

* to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** 

My  examination  was  carried  out  in  accordance  with  the  general  Directions  given  by  the  Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The  procedures undertaken do not  provide  all  the evidence that would be required  in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 o0f the 2011 Act 

* to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## **Name Claire Sedgwick** 

## **Relevant professional qualification or body: FCA** 

## **Original signed by Claire Sedgwick** 

## **23[rd] February 2025**