Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +11

THE MAGPIE PROJECT 

We provide practical support and advice to mothers and children under five in temporary or insecure accommodation in Newham.We believe all children have a right to a secure, safe place to play, healthy food, engaged parents, and access support no matter what their family circumstances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 6 years

www.themagpieproject.org

themagpieprojecte7@gmail.com

07561180825

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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
31/08/23?£430£447£-17n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/06/22£246£311£-65n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/06/21£368£245£123n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/06/20£289£168£120n/an/an/an/an/a60
30/06/19£94£99£-5n/an/an/an/an/a65
30/06/18£61£42£19£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 40 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newham,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£190,000
Tudor Trust£122,000
Trust for London£120,000
BBC Children in Need£81,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
London Catalyst£7,033
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Catalyst - The Magpie Project - 9
£1,200 05/09/2023
Hardship Fund
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Magpie Project
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 07/10/2022
The Magpie Project
Trust for London - The Magpie Project
£120,000 29/06/2022
36
The funding is for core costs to support The Magpie Project's work over the next three years. During this period, they will: 1. Map and consolidate the role of lived experience in their external ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Magpie Project
£50,000 11/05/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Magpie Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Movement for development
£10,000 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to deliver dance and movement therapies to children under 5 years old and their mums who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in temporary or insecure ....more
London Catalyst - The Magpie Project - 6
£750 07/09/2021
Hardship Fund
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Magpie Project
£78,500 10/08/2021
This three year project will offer play and activity sessions to children living in temporary accommodation, to help them make friends, improve relationships with their mums and help them to develop ....more
London Catalyst - The Magpie Project - 5
£750 04/03/2021
Hardship Fund
Tudor Trust - Grant to Magpie Project
£2,000 22/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Magpie Project
£120,000 04/08/2020
36
over three years as unrestricted funding for a charity working with vulnerable women and children in Newham, East London and surrounding boroughs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 31/07/2020
The Magpie Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Magpie Project
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours and fun activity packs for young children living in temporary accommodation, isolated due to Covid-19. Children will have more fun and enjoyment.
London Catalyst - The Magpie Project - 3
£4,333 10/06/2019
User led research in to the barriers and facilitators to accessing health services for parents of under fives living in temporary or insecure accommodation.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Magpie Project
£180,000 18/04/2019
36
The project will provide early-intervention support to women with children under 5 who are living in temporary accommodation. A range of activities and resources will be offered to improve multi ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Magpie mums & babies dance project
£10,000 05/10/2018
12
The project will provide therapeutic dance activities for parents and children. The aim is to improve relationships between parents and children who are experiencing temporary accommodation and other ....more
Trust for London - The Magpie Project
£45,000 06/06/2018
36
The funding is for a contribution towards the salary of our part-time Project Manager (0.8FTE) who is responsible for running the Project, including: co-ordinating and managing relationships with ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Magpie Project
£20,000 08/05/2018
24
Playgroup for 320 children aged 0-4 living in temporary accommodation in Newham. The project will allow the children to have a safe space to play, build relationships and be more school ready.
London Catalyst - The Magpie Project - 1
£4,800 06/02/2018
Volunteer Management
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2017, number: 1176267
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from INGEENIUM on 19/07/2023
Main office

The Magpie Project
Forest Lane Lodge
Magpie Close
London
UK
E7 9DE

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION OR AT THREAT OF HOMELESSNESS IN NEWHAM AND ADJACENT BOROUGHS - IN PARTICULAR PROVIDING A SPACE TO PLAY AND LEARN, AND FOR PARENTS AND CARERS TO GAIN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND FORM A SOCIAL NETWORKS IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE IMMEDIATE DIFFICULTIES, SEEK SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS AND RE-INTEGRATE INTO EXISTING UNIVERSAL SERVICES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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