THE MARGINS PROJECT

Registered charity 1153070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Union Chapel Project The Margins Project

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £102,154 for the year, with total income increasing by 39% to £415,109. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £86,460, which the trustees note represents a restoration to a stronger level to ensure sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Oak Foundation — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Slaughter and May — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Cloudesley — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• The Henry Smith Charity — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• London Borough of Islington — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Cripplegate Foundation — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Govia Thameslink Railway — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Islington Giving — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Derwent London — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• The Rose and Sally Russell Charitable Trust — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• Streets of London — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• London Housing Foundation — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• The Albert Hunt Trust — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• The Linbury Trust — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)
• The Spencer Charitable Trust — “Thank you to our supporters Oak Foundation, Slaughter and May, Cloudesley, The Henry Smith Charity, London Borough of Islington, Cripplegate…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kenneth Beechchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Angela Burnett
• Fajer Qasem
• Rev Catherine Bird · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIMON CARRUTH · trustee of 2 other charities
• Sue Lukes

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

Operates in: Camden · Hackney · Islington

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.