AFTER UMBRAGE

Registered charity 1153922 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

After Umbrage is a charity dedicated to providing free, short breaks for anyone who has been looking after family members or loved ones with life limiting or terminal illness. The pressure associated with caring can be overwhelming. After Umbrage provides a chance for carers to take a little well-needed (and well-deserved) time for themselves, to relax and unwind in idyllic surroundings.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE CLOSE RELATIVES, SPOUSES,PARTNERS,BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS OF PERSONS WITH A LIFE-LIMITING CONDITION AND WHO ARE CARING FOR OR NURSING THAT INDIVIDUAL(THAT INDIVIDUAL NOT BEING RESIDENT IN AN INSTITUTION OR NURSING HOME AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 OR THE CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED ACT 1970) BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR USE BY THOSE CLOSE RELATIVES, SPOUSES, PARTNERS, BOYFRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS AS A SHORT TERM RETREAT.

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £29,956, up from £10,750 in the prior year, following a net surplus of £19,206. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Marmalade Foundation — “We are proud to be one of two charities nominated by the Marmalade Foundation. Funds are contributed to us from Marmalade itself and from Ma…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• TARA KATHARINE MARIA BELCHERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Crispin Garth Derwent Moger
• Tracy Wilkinson

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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