EVERYDAY MAGIC

Registered charity 1148659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE WORK WITH ARTISTS AND TEACHERS IN STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN LONDON TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER PROGRAMMES WHICH:- ABSORB AND INSPIRE CHILDREN'S IMAGINATION- INTRODUCE THEM TO A TREASURE TROVE OF STORIES AND SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD - DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS IN PERFORMANCE AND VISUAL ARTS - GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE, SELF-EXPRESSION AND ENJOYMENT IN USING AND EXTENDING THEIR LANGUAGE.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING:1) SUPPORTING THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS; 2) ENRICHING THE LANGUAGE AND ENABLING THE CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - THROUGH DEVISING AND DELIVERING PROGRAMMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER ARTS AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS; 3) SHARING AND PROMOTING BEST PRACTICE IN APPLYING THE ARTS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING: RESEARCH, RECORDING AND DOCUMENTATION, PUBLICATIONS AND THE PRODUCTION OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, TRAINING AND EXHIBITIONS.

Area of benefit: THROUGHOUT LONDON

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lewisham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £38,000 to £23,000 as the charity drew on reserves to supplement income following the end of a major grant. Expenditure fell significantly to £49,145 from £64,896 the previous year, resulting in a small deficit for the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding one term's funds and commitments to ensure continuity.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one term’s funds and fee commitments (reserves figure: £23k)
“As its reserves policy, Everyday Magic aims to hold a minimum of one term’s funds and fee commitments to ensure continuity in its ability to plan and deliver its programmes and activities.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£74k£49k
31/08/2024£63k£65k
31/08/2023£60k£57k
31/08/2022£51k£54k
31/08/2021£47k£37k

Common questions

Is EVERYDAY MAGIC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £38,000 to £23,000 as the charity drew on reserves to supplement income following the end of a major grant. Expenditure fell significantly to £49,145 from £64,896 the previous year, resulting in a small deficit for the period. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding one term's funds and commitments to ensure continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EVERYDAY MAGIC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EVERYDAY MAGIC as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£36kGetting Everyone Talking

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EVERYDAY MAGIC£74k—0unclear—no doubt
WONDERFUL GIFT LIMITED FY2025£62k—0unclear—no doubt
MAKING MIRACLES FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026£497k—0unclear—no doubt
The Magic Future Foundation FY2025£128k£12,9190below—no doubt
MOTIVATION AND LEARNING TRUST FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.