Magma Poetry

Analysis

Magma Poetry is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carshalton. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06113525). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Magma Poetry reported income of £29k and spending of £36k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £43k to £29k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Magma Poetry sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coventry Artspace Limited (£29k), Viking Centre & Youth Club Limited (£29k) and Gateshead Musical Theatre Company (£29k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.