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Magic Bus UK

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1124753
Status
Registered
Registered
June 30, 2008
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Overseas

Address

Address
CAWLEY PRIORY
SOUTH PALLANT
CHICHESTER
WEST SUSSEX
PO19 1SY

Contact

Activities

Magic Bus takes children living in poverty in India on the journey from eduction to livelihood. During this long term engagement, our mentors work with children using activities as metaphors to change behaviour in the areas of education and livelihood. Magic Bus works with 360,000 children and 5,500 youth mentors in 23 states in India.

Objects: To Relieve Poverty, Particularly Among Children And Young People, Including Through Promoting, Providing And Supporting Community Schemes Incorporating: Mentoring; Education And Training; Enhancing Employability And Livelihood Skills; Leisure, Recreation And Sporting Activity; And Advice And Information On Health, Equality, Diversity And Similar Issues.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
Who
Children/young People

Areas of operation

Country
India

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £494,124 £552,764
March 31, 2024 £575,481 £564,203 £169,903 4
March 31, 2023 £509,092 £514,798 £158,625 4
March 31, 2022 £522,525 £481,019 £164,331 3
March 31, 2021 £424,167 £470,702

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anne-Lindsay Makepeace Oct. 23, 2025
Balvinder Kaur Parmar Dec. 10, 2013
Diwaker Singh June 2, 2025
Edward Wills Jan. 23, 2024
Sanjay Jawa June 7, 2021
Sanjiv Padmanabhan June 2, 2025