2024-12-31-accounts - Magic Moments

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Magic Moments Charity

Colwyn House Colchester Essex CO3 3LD

Registered Charity 1096180

Annual Trustees Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2024

Trustees:

Emma Barber (Chair)
Tom Charlesworth (Vice Chair)
Matthew Tomlin (Treasurer)

The reporting this period represents is the twelve month period to the 31[st] December 2024.

We came into 2024 with a very healthy bank balance of £170,266. There was also a £38,755 payment that was received in October-24 that related to fundraising and donations from 2023 – this was accrued in our 2023 year-end accounts and therefore took our 2024 opening accounting balance to £209,021.

In 2024 we raised £110,592 in fundraising - this represented a £(16,114) decrease from 2023, and this reflects our focus on smaller and more localised fundraising events during 2024 as opposed to holding our traditional larger national fundraising events.

The charity has no staff costs and little operational costs. Due to the healthy account balance that we came into 2024 with it was decided that we would return to hosting 3 Disney Land Paris trips during 2024 - these trips were held in June, November and December. The decision was also made to change from our usual Sequoia Lodge hotel to the more modern Marvel Hotel. The additional trip that we hosted and changing hotels resulted in total costs for the charity in 2024 being £167,558 - an increase of £(72,538) from 2023.

The bank balance that we take into 2025 is £152,054. We will continue to hold 3 Disney Trips in 2025, and we will be adding larger events in 2025 to help boost our fundraising income (3 Peaks and Dragon Boat Racing has already been planned for 2025).

Our sincere thanks to the Spicerhaart Group and all of the charity’s supporters in 2024.

Reporting Serious Incidents – We confirm that there are no serious incidents or other matters, which should be brought to the attention of the Commission.

Emma Barber Chair 23[rd] October 2025

Magic Moments Registered Charity 1096180

Income and Expenditure accounts for the year ended 31st December 2024

31st 177,335.70 96,821.42 29,884.56 - -	31st 209,020.96 78,328.29 32,263.37 - -	December 2024 319,612.62 1,330.64 2,952.00 163,275.78
126,705.98	110,591.66

		167,558.42
		152,054.20 152,003.20 51.00 - - - - -
		152,054.20
		-

Emma Barber Chairman and Trustee 23/10/2025

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