THE MAGIC COTTAGE

Registered charity 1190613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support children and young adults (under 25 ) and their families, by arranging access to free short break holidays and activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£314k

Latest spending

£368k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenses of £368,164.57 exceeded total income of £314,358.94, resulting in a reduction of reserves from £144,353.31 to £90,547.68. The trustees report that the charity faced a devastating fire and a hate campaign, leading to staff redundancies and a shortage of funds. While the charity continues to support its target beneficiaries, the trustees indicate they do not feel completely out of the woods yet.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“We do not feel completely out of the woods yet” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Trustees · trustee networks

Angelica Mary Meletiou
Gabrijela Maisie Klaric - Grubb
Mark Reynolds

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

Operates in: Blaenau Gwent · Caerphilly · Monmouthshire · Powys

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£314k	£368k
31/07/2024	£422k	£430k
31/07/2023	£346k	£351k
31/07/2022	£265k	£253k
31/07/2021	£349k	£204k

Common questions

Is THE MAGIC COTTAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total expenses of £368,164.57 exceeded total income of £314,358.94, resulting in a reduction of reserves from £144,353.31 to £90,547.68. The trustees report that the charity faced a devastating fire and a hate campaign, leading to staff redundancies and a shortage of funds. While the charity continues to support its target beneficiaries, the trustees indicate they do not feel completely out of the woods yet. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	2	£122k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	2	£30k
THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£21k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	—
CLARA E BURGESS CHARITY	1	£735k
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION	1	£635k
The Barratt Redrow Foundation	1	£619k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£399k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAGIC MOMENTS.

MAGIC MOMENTS income £111k
THE COTTAGE NURSERY income £677k
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE income £497k
MAGIC ME income £446k
CENTRAL CHESHIRE BUDDY SCHEME income £141k
THE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE income £4.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MAGIC COTTAGE	£314k	—	unclear	—	noted
MAGIC MOMENTS FY2024	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COTTAGE NURSERY FY2025	£677k	—	above	—	no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025	£497k	—	below	—	no doubt
MAGIC ME FY2025	£446k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CENTRAL CHESHIRE BUDDY SCHEME FY2025	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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