THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 303320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOURTH FEATHERS CLUB
The principal activities of the charity are the provision of assistance for youth and community work and the support of education. These activities are conducted through the medium of youth and community clubs run by the charity, by the giving of donations or by the provision of services to other charities with similar objectives and by engaging with specialist suppliers to deliver on our behalf
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £882,443 for the year, driven by exceptional reorganisation costs linked to strategic growth. While unrestricted general reserves are negative at £501,333, total unrestricted funds including designated reserves stand at £4,430,569, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage likely eventualities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Feathers Association (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£434k
Reported reserves equal ~27.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (44% 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: 45.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Beverley Preddie
- Jonathan Martin
- Liz Kinsey
- Micheal Harrison
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Blackpool · Cardiff · Lancashire · Manchester City · Monmouthshire · Powys · Salford City · Scotland · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £882,443 for the year, driven by exceptional reorganisation costs linked to strategic growth. While unrestricted general reserves are negative at £501,333, total unrestricted funds including designated reserves stand at £4,430,569, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage likely eventualities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE B G S CAYZER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION, THE HISCOX FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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