Magpas

Analysis

Magpas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huntingdon. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06062176). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Magpas reported income of £5.6m and spending of £6.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £5.6m to £5.6m (-1.0%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Magpas sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ct4n Charitable Trust (£5.6m), Foundation of Light (£5.6m) and Pioneers UK Ministries (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 81% and donations and legacies 18%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £184k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £655k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.