MAGIC MOMENTS FOR AUTISTIC KIDS

Registered charity 1093679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

MAGIC MOMENTS PROVIDES TRAINING FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM, WE ALSO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AUTISM, FOR EXAMPLE SWIMMING, SPORT WITH A REGISTERED TRAINER WE PROVIDE SHORT BREAKS AND HOLIDAYS OF A LIFETIME. WE PROVIDE YOUTH CLUB EACH WEEK CONSISTING OF FOOTBALL SESSIONS, BOWLING ETC.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS.

Area of benefit: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,608, which falls below its stated policy target of retaining three months of core running costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the examiner noted a material concern regarding the estimation of cash figures due to banking access issues.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £22,660
“Person Paid Amount Details Related Party & Relationship LM Cryer £22,660 Wages E Cryer - Civil Partnership”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants (26% of income)
“Grants 3,010 5,500 8,510” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months core running costs (held: £41k)
“It is the aim of the Trustees to retain three months core running costs in the unrestricted general fund to ensure a sufficient buffer to enable effective financial decision-making, rather than short term decisions, and the charity will work towards achieving this.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wages paid to LM Cryer, who is in a civil partnership with trustee E Cryer.
“Person Paid Amount Details Related Party & Relationship LM Cryer £22,660 Wages E Cryer - Civil Partnership”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Independent examiner raised a concern regarding cash handling procedures.
“No actual cash count was completed at the year end, the cash figure in the accounts is an estimate based on workings from Magic Moments. The issue was caused by the bank issuing cheque book with the wrong information so could not be used, the bank closing in the city centre and not having a bank card so not able to bank any cash or cheques at the post office.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£67k£90k
31/12/2023£95k£88k
31/12/2022£85k£78k
31/12/2021£85k£72k
31/12/2020£68k£53k

Common questions

Is MAGIC MOMENTS FOR AUTISTIC KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,608, which falls below its stated policy target of retaining three months of core running costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the examiner noted a material concern regarding the estimation of cash figures due to banking access issues. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MAGIC MOMENTS FOR AUTISTIC KIDS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £22,660 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£4kDelivering free food to vulnerable community
Sport England30/07/2009£6kSporting Activities for children with Autism
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2008£5kHealthy eating and sport for autistic kids
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2007£5kHealthy Eating and I.T. Skills for Autistic Children
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2005£5kNew Office Costs
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2004£5kThere is no project name available for this record