THE MAGDALENE PROJECT

Registered charity 1168786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian counselling services specialising in, but not exclusively, sexual trauma/abuse working with all ages, gender, ethnicity, religion and social background. A team ensuring a safe, warm, comforting environment, welcome without judgment, without time constraints operating primarily in East Lancashire and surrounds.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted cash funds of £41,307 at year-end, an increase from the previous year's £8,525. The trustees report that demand for services has outstripped resources, leading to the implementation of closing books to new referrals several times. The charity's reserves policy is to hold adequate funds to meet ongoing obligations and unforeseen expenditure.

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 Magdalene 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).

• Benefact Trust — “‘‘Giving is at the heart of what we do. Benefact Trust is one of the UK’s largest Christian grant-making trusts. Since we were founded in 19…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “We've secured £20,000 in funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for this year and the next! This incredible support will enable us…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £65k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/12/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (24/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/01/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Francis Robin Joneschair
• Grace Watkinson
• Jasper Gordon
• Pauline Ellison
• Trevor Elkington

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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).