Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Margins Project is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing.
The Margins Project (number 1153070) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Margins Project do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Margins Project
Answers The Margins Project gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Margins Project's highest-paid staff paid?
The Margins Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Margins Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Margins Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Union Chapel Project The Margins Project
Where it says it operates
Camden · Hackney · Islington
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Margins Project registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housing
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Margins Project yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Margins Project.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Margins Project as a registered charity (number 1153070) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Margins Project's charity number?
The Margins Project's charity number is 1153070. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1153070?
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What does The Margins Project do?
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.
Does The Margins Project have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Margins Project. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Margins Project?
The Margins Project's website listed in our register data is https://unionchapel.org.uk/projects/margins. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Margins Project's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Margins Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Margins Project?
The register records The Margins Project as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Margins Project's trustees paid?
The Margins Project's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Margins Project registered as a charity?
The Margins Project was entered on the register on 25 July 2013.