T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society)

Analysis

T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05577388). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society) reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.8m (+5.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Society for Immunology (£1.8m), Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (£1.8m) and Real Care Ltd (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £791k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.