THE MAGIC WISHING WELL

Registered charity 1181843 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HANDS 4 YOU, THE MAGIC WISHING WELL THE

The trustees are looking to support homeless, elderly, unsheltered individuals and the terminally ill, the trusteesendeavour to use those funds to provide a structured plan for homeless individuals as to providing themwith everyday essentials and necessities like food, water, clothes etc. Also making dreams/wishes come true for individuals including offering sporting scholarships & bursaries.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY COORDINATING AND DEVELOPING SERVICES SUCH AS, THE PROVISION OF BEDDING, CLOTHING, FOOD FINANCE AND SUCH OTHER SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£363k
Latest spending
£217k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £174,522 from £28,798 in the prior year, with trustees considering this level prudent during the economic downturn. The charity reported net income of £145,724 against total resources expended of £217,106, resulting in a positive movement in funds. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Magic Wishing Well (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£363k£217k
31/03/2024£200k£194k
31/03/2023£53k£48k
31/03/2022£143k£142k
31/03/2021£67k£52k

Common questions

Is THE MAGIC WISHING WELL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £174,522 from £28,798 in the prior year, with trustees considering this level prudent during the economic downturn. The charity reported net income of £145,724 against total resources expended of £217,106, resulting in a positive movement in funds. No material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£10kMental & Health Wellbeing

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CLASSQUOTE LIMITED1£30k
KMB ESTATES1£18k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION1£2k
SSP FOUNDATION1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WISHING WELL PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MAGIC WISHING WELL£363k—0unclear—no doubt
WISHING WELL PROJECT FY2025£1.1m—0within—no doubt
THE WELLAND TRUST FY2023£104k——unclear—no doubt
THE GENIES WISH CHARITY FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
MY WISH CHARITY FY2025£660k—0above—no doubt
TRUSTWELL LIMITED FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt

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