# THE MARGINS PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153070
- **Other names:** Union Chapel Project The Margins Project
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 25, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153070


## Contact

- **Address:** 19B Compton Terrace, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N1 2UN
- **Phone:** 02077049050
- **Email:** amanuel@unionchapel.org.uk
- **Website:** https://unionchapel.org.uk/projects/margins



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE WHERE THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL AND FEEL EMPOWERED TO PROGRESS TOWARDS THEIR RECOVERY.

**Activities:** The charitable activities of The Margins Project are to relieve need, hardship and distress of persons who are in need by reason of their social and/or economic circumstances, in particular those who are facing homelessness and poverty, through a range of services including providing a safe space where they are encouraged to explore and develop their potential and progress to recovery.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Camden
- Hackney
- Islington



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £415109 | £312955 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £297780 | £269707 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £223123 | £281370 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £185938 | £234640 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £254677 | £228820 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Kenneth Beech** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 20, 2025
- Dr Angela Burnett — appointed April 27, 2023
- Fajer Qasem — appointed May 30, 2024
- Rev Catherine Bird — appointed Feb. 13, 2025
- SIMON CARRUTH — appointed July 15, 2024
- Sue Lukes — appointed April 27, 2023