# MARGINAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1178831
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 18, 2018
- **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=1178831


## Contact

- **Address:** 37 Meadow Street, WALLASEY
- **Postcode:** CH45 9JU
- **Phone:** 07525369624



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WHO ARE AGED 8 TO 30 LIVING IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND ORGANISING ZINE, COMICS AND ILLUSTRATION MAKING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ESTABLISHING AND DEVELOPING ZINE AND MAGAZINES AIMED AT PROVIDING SUPPORT. (B)ADVANCING EDUCATION(C)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT(D)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR MARGINALISED GROUPS LIVING IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY, RACE, SEXUALITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDING ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, DISABILITY SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A)PROVIDING THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A PRINTING HUB WHERE THEY WILL PUBLISH ZINES, COMICS AND MAGAZINES TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;(B)RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION RESIDENTS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; AND(C)BUILD CAPACITY BY GROWING A ‘MARGINAL PUBLISHING HOUSE’ TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF WRITING, ILLUSTRATION, ZINE AND COMIC CREATION TO ENABLE THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED TO HAVE A VOICE AND PUBLISH COMICS, STORIES AND ILLUSTRATED BOOKS THROUGH SESSIONS AND ACTIVITIES.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £40000 | £27000 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £50000 | £37980 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £30000 | £33100 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £40000 | £18876 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £100000 | £62293 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **RHIANNON MAIR GRIFFITHS** (Chair) — appointed June 18, 2018
- KATIE WHITTLE — appointed June 18, 2018
- STEVEN DARREN MATTHEWS — appointed June 18, 2018