The Magpie Project

Analysis

The Magpie Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Magpie Project reported income of £626k and spending of £564k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £368k to £626k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Magpie Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cowdray Dwellings Trust (£625k), South Bristol Consortium for Young People (£626k) and Calvary Apostolic Assembly (£624k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. Reserves of £216k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.