The Margins Project

Analysis

The Margins Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Margins Project reported income of £415k and spending of £313k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £255k to £415k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Margins Project sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Into the Community (£415k), Leeds Jewish Educational Centre (aka) Leeds Kollel (£415k) and Pelsall Evangelical Church (£415k).