The Magdalene Project

Analysis

The Magdalene Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Magdalene Project reported income of £108k and spending of £84k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £134k to £108k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Magdalene Project sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team (£108k), Manningham Mills Sports and Community Association (£108k) and Hitchin Community Gardens (£108k).