THE MAGNUS CHARITY

Registered charity 222545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides financial support for the Parish Church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary Magdalene Newark for defined purposes.Provides financial support for facilities for the benefit of the patients in Newark Hospital for which provision is not made out of public funds.

Objects

INCCOME TO BE DIVIDED:- 1) TWO-NINTHS TEHREOF IN PAYING SIX CHORISTERS AND SIX LOW BOYS OR ASSISTANT CHORISTERS IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE NEWARK UPON TRENT. 2) TWO-NINTHS THEREOF IN MAKING PAYMENT IN SUCCH PROPORTIONS AS THE VICAR AND CHURCHWARDENS THINK FIT TO THE PARISH CLERK, SEXTON AND VERGERS OF THE SAID ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH. 3) TWO-NINTHS THEREOF IN REPAIRING AND MAITAINING THE SAID PARISH CHURCH AND THE FURNITURE AND FITTINGS THEREIN. 4) THREE-NINTHS THEREOF IN PAYING THE SAME TO THE NOTTINGHAM AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 4 OF SCHEME)

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF NEWARK UPON TRENT

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£42k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £234,073 from £246,208 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £284,221 from £297,996. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £406,440 and endowment funds of £6,476,492, with the trustees confirming the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis as resources are sufficient to meet commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: RL Watkinson is a Trustee and a partner in Richard Watkinson & Partners... This firm rent two car parking spaces from the Charity at a current commercial annual rent of £990

“RL Watkinson is a Trustee and a partner in Richard Watkinson & Partners, Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents. This firm rent two car parking spaces from the Charity at a current commercial annual rent of £990 (2025 - £976) excluding Value Added Tax.” — page 20

“The Clerk to the Trustees, A Allison is a partner of Knights Solicitors. During the year, Knights Solicitors charged the Charity an amount of £18,000 (2025 - £18,000) for the Clerk’s services.” — page 20

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Clerk to the Trustees, A Allison is a partner of Knights Solicitors. During the year, Knights Solicitors charged the Charity an amount of £18,000 (2025 - £18,000) for the Clerk’s services.

“RL Watkinson is a Trustee and a partner in Richard Watkinson & Partners, Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents. This firm rent two car parking spaces from the Charity at a current commercial annual rent of £990 (2025 - £976) excluding Value Added Tax.” — page 20

“The Clerk to the Trustees, A Allison is a partner of Knights Solicitors. During the year, Knights Solicitors charged the Charity an amount of £18,000 (2025 - £18,000) for the Clerk’s services.” — page 20

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Jonathan Fearnchair · trustee of 5 other charities
David Moore · trustee of 1 other charity
GRAHAM CARTLEDGE · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES DERRY · trustee of 1 other charity
JAMES HOWLETT · trustee of 2 other charities
Janette Barlow · trustee of 2 other charities
MICHAEL DAY BEAUMONT CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
MICHAEL FURNESS KC · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD WATKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£42k	£42k
05/04/2025	£49k	£49k
05/04/2024	£54k	£54k
05/04/2023	£229k	£337k
05/04/2022	£0	£0

Common questions

Is THE MAGNUS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £234,073 from £246,208 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £284,221 from £297,996. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £406,440 and endowment funds of £6,476,492, with the trustees confirming the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis as resources are sufficient to meet commitments. Its FY2026 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
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED	1	£1.1m
4 CHARITY FOUNDATION	1	£290k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES	1	£185k
THE UKI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£157k
AMABRILL LTD	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST income £88k
MWL NHS Charity income £321k
GREAT MANSION CHURCH income £33k
NEWGATE CHURCH - MILTON KEYNES income £121k
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £165k
SAINT MAKARIOS THE GREAT ECCLESIASTICAL TRUST income £179k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MAGNUS CHARITY	£42k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE M Y A CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£88k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MWL NHS Charity FY2025	£321k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
GREAT MANSION CHURCH FY2024	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWGATE CHURCH - MILTON KEYNES FY2024	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MAGEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£165k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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