Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

MAGIC LANTERN

Magic Lantern runs interactive art history workshops in schools and a range of adult groups including prisons, homeless centres and hospices. We show that anyone can understand and enjoy art. We also show how art can enhance and bring to life any curriculum subject or topic and can help develop a range of life skills including problem solving, critical thinking, communication and confidence.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£49£36£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£31£43£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£42£27£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£28£50£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£43£39£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£38£36£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£22£37£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£45£37£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£48£42£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£62£45£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£57£56£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£58£57£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£56£55£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£58£48£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£60£40£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£46£41£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£33£35£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£36£38£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£49£33£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£40£36£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.magiclanternart.org.uk

info@magiclanternart.org.uk

07788136434

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
The Foyle Foundation£10,000
Woodward Charitable Trust£1,250
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 09/12/2022
24
Magic Lantern 2022 - 2023
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 29/11/2022
towards core costs over the next 12 months
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,250 31/10/2022
Core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 16/07/2021
Magic Lantern
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 08/07/2021
towards core funding over the next 12 months for the educational charity that delivers accessible History of Art workshops in primary schools
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 04/09/2019
Magic Lantern

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

  • DIANA SCHOMBERG
  • JUDITH ANN WOOD (Chair)
  • JOSEPHA SANNA Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISE ALEXANDRA VARLEY
  • MR ANDY SMITH
  • MATTHEW SANDERS Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/1995, number: 1048092
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

1 The Builders Yard (Nanyuki)
Shaftesbury Road
East Knoyle
SALISBURY
SP3 6AR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC,AND SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR,IN PAINTING AND FINE ART ESPECIALLY,BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY,THROUGH THE USE OF SLIDE PRESENTATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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