The Ugly Duckling Charity

Registered charity 1173156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE UGLY DUCKLING COMPANY

UDC is a Christian organisation that creates resources that can be used by people of all ages to explore life in all its fullness. We equip people in numerous contexts to have life changing conversations and explore the foundations of living life well; supporting them to look after their well-being (body, mind and soul) and to find purpose and meaning in life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£66k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £24,904, with unrestricted reserves of £23,904, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of holding at least three months of operating reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £9,848 and remains confident in its viability despite ongoing financial pressures from reduced grant funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months operating reserves (held: £24k)

“Our reserves policy requires us to hold at least three months operating reserves in the bank at all times”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev DAVID MARC OWENchair · trustee of 4 other charities
GRAHAM ALEXANDER MCGILL · trustee of 3 other charities
Keith Howick · trustee of 4 other charities
Matthew Way
Rev Timothy Bernard Welch

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£66k	£56k
31/03/2024	£40k	£77k
31/03/2023	£130k	£96k
31/03/2022	£85k	£108k
31/03/2021	£74k	£101k

Common questions

Is The Ugly Duckling Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £24,904, with unrestricted reserves of £23,904, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of holding at least three months of operating reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £9,848 and remains confident in its viability despite ongoing financial pressures from reduced grant funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds The Ugly Duckling Charity?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Ugly Duckling Charity as a grant recipient include THE INLIGHT TRUST, St James, PCC Bream.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE INLIGHT TRUST	FY2023	£6k
St James, PCC Bream	FY2021	£2k	Overseas

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Crowdfunder	05/05/2022	£5k	Local Action Fund