The Feathers Association

Analysis

The Feathers Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1963, 63 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 00291140). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Feathers Association reported income of £951k and spending of £1.9m, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £453k to £951k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Feathers Association sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Machsikei Yeshive (£951k), Catzero (£951k) and Reb Shayale's Tzeduke (£950k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 44%, charitable activities 35% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £580. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.