NATIONAL UGLY MUGS
Registered charity 1122461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK NETWORK OF SEX WORK PROJECTS · also registered in Scotland as SC053979 (OSCR)
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.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £132,251 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure of £562,835 against income of £430,584. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £9,649, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. However, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis due to secured multi-year funding commitments and a positive projected cashflow trajectory.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £10k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“a target not met this year” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Ugly Mugs (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Megan Prescottchair
- Dr Laura Graham
- Dr Laura Jane Connelly
- Emily Kenway
- MICHAEL EDMONDS
- Patrick Vignal
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NATIONAL UGLY MUGS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £132,251 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure of £562,835 against income of £430,584. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £9,649, which is below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure. However, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis due to secured multi-year funding commitments and a positive projected cashflow trajectory. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NATIONAL UGLY MUGS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NATIONAL UGLY MUGS as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY.
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