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Marginal

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178831WallaseyChildren and youth development
Income£40k2025-01-31
Spending£27ksame year
Spent / received69%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctChildren and youth development
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Marginal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallasey. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Marginal reported income of £40k and spending of £27k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £100k to £40k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Marginal sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poundbury Community Trust (£40k), Chofhs Youth Group (£40k) and Farnham Common Village Hall (£40k).

Income and spending

£0£25k£50k£75k£100k2021 Income: £100,0002021 Spending: £62,29320212022 Income: £40,0002022 Spending: £18,87620222023 Income: £30,0002023 Spending: £33,10020232024 Income: £50,0002024 Spending: £37,98020242025 Income: £40,0002025 Spending: £27,0002025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Marginal acts as a resource for disadvantaged young people aged 8-30 living in the Liverpool City Region through the provision of therapy focused autobiographical narrative, zines and comic book publishing sessions.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Poundbury Community TrustWareham£40k
Chofhs Youth GroupCumbria£40k
Farnham Common Village HallFarnham Common£40k
Connor Downs Residents' AssociationHayle£40k