Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

MAGMA POETRY 

The publication of poetry and writing about poetry.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£31£34£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21*£43£39£4n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/20£44£33£11n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/19*£32£33£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£41£33£8£0£0£0n/a010
31/12/17*£29£35£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£21£28£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£20£27£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£21£23£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£30£21£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£20£24£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£28£17£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years
(17 years as a company)

www.magmapoetry.com

info@magmapoetry.com

07903794423

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000 03/12/2021
towards the 'Solitude' issue of Magma, issue 83, with a focus on mental health
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to Magma Poetry
£5,450 01/07/2021
Publication of the 82nd issue of Magma Poetry, which will highlight and showcase Black poets in partnership with the Obsidian Foundation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 27-80
  • LISA KELLY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Journalist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/04/2011, number: 1141075
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2007, number: 06113525
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR22: 20 days late, AR21: 10 days late, AR19: 69 days late, AR17: 112 days late,
Main office

23 PINE WALK
CARSHALTON
SM5 4ES

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF POETRY AND TO PROMOTE THE ART OF POETRY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE READING, WRITING, PERFORMANCE, DISSEMINATION AND STUDY OF POETRY IN ANY FORM AND CONTEXT AND BY THE PRODUCTION OF A MAGAZINE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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