THE MARGINS PROJECT

Charity number: 1153070
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charitable activities of The Margins Project are to relieve need, hardship and distress of persons who are in need by reason of their social and/or economic circumstances, in particular those who are facing homelessness and poverty, through a range of services including providing a safe space where they are encouraged to explore and develop their potential and progress to recovery.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £415,109
Total expenditure: £312,955

Total income includes £25,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

14 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Camden
  • Hackney
  • Islington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 July 2013: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Union Chapel Project The Margins Project (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Volunteer management
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
Kenneth Beech Chair 20 October 2025
UNION CHAPEL PROJECT
Received: On time
Rev Catherine Bird Trustee 13 February 2025
UNION CHAPEL PROJECT
Received: On time
SIMON CARRUTH Trustee 15 July 2024
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY
Received: On time
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY
Received: 139 days late
Fajer Qasem Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
Dr Angela Burnett Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
Sue Lukes Trustee 27 April 2023
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 £254.68k £185.94k £223.12k £297.78k £415.11k
Total expenditure £228.82k £234.64k £281.37k £269.71k £312.96k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £32.74k N/A £16.25k £15.00k £25.00k

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 29 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 29 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 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 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 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 - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 25 JUL 2013 AMENDED ON 13 DEC 2019 as amended on 07 Apr 2020 as amended on 08 Apr 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE WHERE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR RECOVERY.

Contact information

Address:
19B Compton Terrace
LONDON
N1 2UN
Phone:
02077049050
Email:
amanuel@unionchapel.org.uk
Website:

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