Registered charity · London
The Money Charity
The Money Charity is a registered charity (number 1106941) based in London, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Justin Basini since 2021. Latest income £622k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Credit Action (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £622k (2024)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.themoneycharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Money Charity
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£622k£691k
- 2023£653k£761k
- 2022£721k£524k
Earlier years
- 2021£396k£436k
- 2020£273k£432k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government contracts 9% · Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING MONEY MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, ADVICE AND INFORMATION
Grants received
18 grants · £293,461 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £145,000 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £65,701 (5 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £25,000
- The Seafarers' Charity · £16,060 (3 grants)
- The MSE Charity · £14,700 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Justin Basini Chair since 2021
- Cathrine Louise Sparey since 2026
- Jennifer Norris since 2024
- Jonathan Bryan since 2022
- Lindsey Meredith Berthoud since 2026
- Lucy Jane Mcclements since 2026
- Richard James Whitaker since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Justin Basini Chair since 2021
- Cathrine Louise Sparey since 2026
- Jennifer Norris since 2024
- Jonathan Bryan since 2022
- Lucy Jane Mcclements since 2026
- Richard James Whitaker since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Lindsey Meredith Berthoud since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1106941
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/09/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17/08/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/07/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/08/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 JUN 2019 as amended on 25 Apr 2022 as amended on 29 Apr 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 05244075 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02070628933 · hello@themoneycharity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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