The Thomas Project

Registered charity 1082423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAMILY GUIDANCE AND COMMUNITY WELFARE

Support to individuals and families in need.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£84k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £44,389, an increase of £24,650 on the previous year, indicating improved financial stability. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,500, which is below its stated policy target of three months' core expenditure. The organization remains dependent on securing future funding streams beyond its current National Lottery grant, which runs until mid-2026.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The THOMAS Project (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£84k£56k
31/12/2023£49k£41k
31/12/2022£38k£37k
31/12/2021£31k£40k
31/12/2020£55k£29k

Common questions

Is The Thomas Project financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net surplus of £44,389, an increase of £24,650 on the previous year, indicating improved financial stability. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,500, which is below its stated policy target of three months' core expenditure. The organization remains dependent on securing future funding streams beyond its current National Lottery grant, which runs until mid-2026. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery27/02/2024£10kMillionaire Street 2024 01w1 Year 1
Postcode Lottery31/01/2024£10kMillionaire Street 2024 01w1 Year 2
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2023£66kConnecting Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2019£17kThe THOMAS Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2008£48kLeighswood Memory Garden