THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 303320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOURTH FEATHERS CLUB · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£951k
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Feathers Association (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£951k
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£434k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~27.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£951k£1.9m
31/03/2024£843k£1.2m
31/03/2023£650k£917k
31/03/2022£532k£465k
31/03/2021£453k£437k

Common questions

Is THE FEATHERS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

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, CHELSEA ACADEMY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£102k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£5k

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