Pennine Magpie

Analysis

Pennine Magpie is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04498986). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pennine Magpie reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £540k to £1.6m (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Pennine Magpie 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Quest School (£1.6m), The Green Corridor (£1.6m) and Barnet Mencap (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.