## **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**
**Balance brought forward (A6)**
177,335.70
**Income (A1)**
Donations (Inc. Functions)
96,821.42
Just Giving / Enthuse - Donations
29,884.56
Gift Aid - From HMRC
-
Interest
-
Reconciliation due to Banking Transfer
126,705.98
**Total**
**Expenditure (A3)**
Donations to Children's Hospices
Grants Of 'Magic Moments'
Expenses & Marketing
Functions Expenses
Annual Hospice Disney Trip
**Total**
**Balance (B1)**
**Represented By**
NatWest Bank
- Current Account
- Deposit Account
Debtors
- HMRC Gift Aid Claim
- Insurance Claim
- Company Donation
- Donations Banked Next Year
Creditors
- Disney Trip Family Cheques
- Reimbursement Of Euros To Spicerhaart
**Balance**
Recon|**31st**
177,335.70
96,821.42
29,884.56
-
-|**December 2023**
**304,041.68**
-
-
14,928.49
738.99
79,353.24
**95,020.72**
**209,020.96**
170,235.24
31.00
-
-
38,754.72
-
-
**209,020.96**
-|**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||
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|||||**167,558.42**|
|||||**152,054.20**
152,003.20
51.00
-
-
-
-
-|
|||||**152,054.20**|
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Emma Barber **Chairman and Trustee** 23/10/2025
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarnination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent he charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l arn qualrfied to
examiner's statement undertake the examinalion by being a qualrfied member of [insert name of
applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have cornpleted my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below "} which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charilies Act. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with th8 applicable requirements
concerning Ihe form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Pl&as8 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
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Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s> or body
IER
Oct 2018
(if any):
Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of conrn
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018