The Merlin Magic Wand Children's Charity

Analysis

The Merlin Magic Wand Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Merlin Magic Wand Children's Charity reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £796k to £1.7m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Merlin Magic Wand Children's Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Record Industry Trust (£1.7m), Care for the Carers (£1.7m) and Shri Kanagathurkkai Amman (Hindu) Temple Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and trading 4.1%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.4%. Reserves of £662k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.