magic bus uk

The charity supports children and young people. Magic Bus UK is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in West Sussex and operates in India.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Country

India

Financial Information

Latest Income

£575,481

Latest Expenditure

£564,203

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 75.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 77.4%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 23.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £568,483

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £3,822

Investments £3,176

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £436,507

Raising Funds £127,696

Governance £4,734

Grants to Institutions £370,374

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£575,481	£564,203	£436,507	£169,903	£36,298	4 / 0
2023	£509,092	£514,798	£410,862	£158,625	£119,593	4 / 0
2022	£522,525	£481,019	£448,186	£164,331	£137,000	3 / 0
2021	£424,167	£470,702				0 / 0
2020	£425,762	£575,044				0 / 0