NATIONAL UGLY MUGS

Charity number: 1122461
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides greater access to justice and protection for sex workers who are often targeted by dangerous individuals, but are frequently reluctant to report these incidents to the police. We provide a reporting and alerting service along with access to full professional support throughout the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £430,584
Total expenditure: £562,835

People

6 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 January 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • UK NETWORK OF SEX WORK PROJECTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Megan Prescott Chair 17 September 2024
None on record
Dr Laura Jane Connelly Trustee 23 January 2025
None on record
MICHAEL EDMONDS Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Patrick Vignal Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Emily Kenway Trustee 07 December 2022
None on record
Dr Laura Graham Trustee 15 November 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £948.71k £555.05k £621.46k £617.88k £430.58k
Total expenditure £792.46k £564.91k £666.72k £685.45k £562.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £38.54k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £143.58k £252.10k £243.73k £230.06k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £51.78k £35.59k £43.70k £24.43k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £753.35k £267.36k £333.78k £363.23k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £0 £0 £242 £156 N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £781.00k £557.14k £665.92k £678.58k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £11.41k £7.77k £793 £6.87k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £46.49k £2.32k £3.31k £3.40k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £41 £0 £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 27 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 30 OCT 2019 as amended on 02 May 2021 as amended on 13 Jan 2025

Charitable objects

The objects of the CIO are: The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and in furtherance of this: i) To promote public safety and the prevention of crime by the provision of safety training, information and resources; ii) To preserve, protect and promote good health by providing information and support services; iii) To promote the rights and entitlements of sex workers as equal citizens by providing advocacy, information and support services Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Contact information

Address:
National Ugly Mugs
Units 209
The Green Fish Resource Centre
46 -50 Oldham St
Manchester
M4 1LE
Phone:
01616299861
Email:
admin@uglymugs.org
Website:

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