THE MAGIC CIRCLE FOUNDATION LIMITED

Charity number: 297582
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of the education of the public in the history and practice of the art of magic

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £182,592
Total expenditure: £213,700

People

4 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 September 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CENTRE FOR THE MAGIC ARTS / CMA (Working name)
  • CENTRE FOR THE MAGIC ARTS LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE MAGIC CIRCLE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Company number:
02155182 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vimal Tilakapala Chair 29 November 2021
None on record
Marvin Roy Berglas Trustee 04 September 2023
None on record
STUART ALAN SCOTT Trustee 25 July 2018
None on record
SARAH JANE CAMPBELL Trustee 23 May 2018
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £201.86k £146.42k £187.00k £165.43k £182.59k
Total expenditure £200.18k £143.56k £163.19k £188.82k £213.70k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £26.94k £34.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 May 2024 91 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 May 2024 91 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 February 2022 23 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 February 2022 23 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 AUG 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 OCT 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 JAN 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 APR 1998 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 MAY 2016

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF MAGIC IN PARTICULAR BY MAINTAINING A LIBRARY AND MUSEUM OF MAGIC WORKS AND ARTEFACTS BY PROMOTING PUBLIC LECTURES AND BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Centre for the Magic Arts
12 Stephenson Way
Kings Cross
London
NW1 2HD
Phone:
020 7387 2222
Email:
cma@themagiccircle.co.uk
Website:

www.themagiccircle.co.uk Open in new window