MARSHA PHOENIX MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 1063698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A supported housing project for young single homeless young women.

Objects

TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION FOR YOUNG WOMEN FROM THE AGES OF 16 TO 25 YEARS WHO, THROUGH BEING HOMELESS OR THROUGH ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND CARE. TO PROVIDE ANCILLARY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEM, INCLUDING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO SUCCESSFULLY LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£892k
Latest spending
£714k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the organisation is a small independent charity that regularly reviews organisational and financial risks. The filing notes that the charity has implemented a restructuring programme and streamlined management to ensure resources are allocated effectively. There is no explicit disclosure of reserves levels or a specific reserves policy target in the provided text.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The summarised financial statement included in this Annual Report is for the financial year ending March 2025.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hedley Dunk Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£662k
Total spending
£714k
Reserves (reported)
£892k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~15.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£892k£714k
31/03/2024£586k£625k
31/03/2023£584k£546k
31/03/2022£572k£563k
31/03/2021£588k£535k

Common questions

Is MARSHA PHOENIX MEMORIAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the organisation is a small independent charity that regularly reviews organisational and financial risks. The filing notes that the charity has implemented a restructuring programme and streamlined management to ensure resources are allocated effectively. There is no explicit disclosure of reserves levels or a specific reserves policy target in the provided text. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hedley Dunk Chartered Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government23/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2019£10kMPMT Organisational Development
UK government—£15kMarsha Phoenix Memorial Trust

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MARSHA PHOENIX MEMORIAL TRUST£892k—0unclear—no doubt
HER SAFE NETWORK FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
CONTACT FY2025£386k—0unclear—no doubt
LORICA TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUMME-ACKFORD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£150k—0unclear—no doubt
EASY HOUSING ASSOCIATION FY2025£5.4m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.