The Magic Cottage

To support children and young adults (under 25 ) and their families, by arranging access to free short break holidays and activities.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Blaenau Gwent
• Monmouthshire
• Powys
• Caerphilly

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £314,359 and spent £368,165.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 10%, from £349,065 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £314,359 in the year to 31 July 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 117% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £1,026 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £19,650, awarded in 2026.

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 13 November 2024

  Named by Laura Anne Jones in the Senedd

  …e local community and local businesses there, including Cable News, a cherished establishment run by Paul Cable for over 30 years now, and the Magic Cottage charity shop, whose owners have worked tirelessly to support young people in need. So, I concur with the comments that have just been made and…

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• 13 November 2024

  Named by Natasha Asghar in the Senedd

  …as been left in complete shock, with homes lost, businesses destroyed and, obviously, as my colleague Peredur Owen Griffiths said earlier, the Magic Cottage children's charity losing absolutely everything. Presiding Officer, I'm incredibly grateful and thankful that there were no casualties, and I w…

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• 13 November 2024

  Named by Peredur Owen Griffiths in the Senedd

  …ed, attentions will turn to rebuilding the livelihoods of those affected. I'm also concerned at the impact the fire has had on the charity The Magic Cottage, which supports children and young people under the age of 25 with additional needs and chronic and life-limiting illnesses. They work across f…

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3 trustees run the charity.

• Angelica Mary MeletiouAppointed 27 July 2020
• Gabrijela Maisie Klaric - GrubbAppointed 15 May 2026
• Mark ReynoldsAppointed 7 May 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1190613

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

28 July 2020

Governing document

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jul 2020 as amended on 01 Sept 2024

Website

www.themagiccottage.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Monmouthshire

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Monmouthshire Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Monmouthshire's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Sir Fynwy Torfaen