MAGNA TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 March 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03515568
Financial period: 30 March 2024 – 29 March 2025
Latest income: £3,053,600
Latest expenditure: £4,110,035
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Road, ROTHERHAM, S60 1DX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.visitmagna.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Magna is a science education adventure centre incorporating a visitor attraction with four pavilions focusing on Air, Earth, Fire and Water comprising over 100 interactive exhibits. The attraction is augmented by two outdoor play areas.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,053,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,110,035

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,804,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,979,222

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,064,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,578,744

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,203,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,593,542

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,054,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,011,507

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,053,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,110,035
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,804,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,979,222
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 3656
Income From Government Grants: £884,491
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,064,223
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,578,744
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,144,550
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,203,606
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,593,542
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £419,567
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,054,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,011,507
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £294,767
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 149501
Income Other Trading Activities: 1835072
Income Charitable Activities: 1023319
Income Investments: 27952
Income Other: 17756
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3053600
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,159,266
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,950,769
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4110035
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 48643
Expenditure Support Costs: 2950769
Expenditure Depreciation: 1381447
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £378,509
Assets Total Fixed: 4501243
Assets Own Use: 4501243
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,529,692
Assets Total Liabilities: £927,433
Assets Current Investment: 284887
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,103,502
Creditors One Year Total Current: 709671
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 217762
Assets Cash: £1,136,334
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 378509
Funds Restricted: 4724993
Funds Total: 5103502
Count Employees: 40
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1019825
Income Other Trading Activities: 1784629
Income Charitable Activities: 983055
Income Investments: 17427
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3804936
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,116,424
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,862,798
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3979222
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31905
Expenditure Support Costs: 494572
Expenditure Depreciation: 1310037
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £457,241
Assets Total Fixed: 5555912
Assets Own Use: 5555912
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,594,236
Assets Total Liabilities: £990,211
Assets Current Investment: 272544
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,159,937
Creditors One Year Total Current: 706660
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 283551
Assets Cash: £996,964
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 457241
Funds Restricted: 5702696
Funds Total: 6159937
Count Employees: 31
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1258580
Income Other Trading Activities: 1717479
Income Charitable Activities: 699203
Income Investments: 4143
Income Other: 384818
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4064223
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,054,702
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,524,042
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3578744
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 1309371
Expenditure Depreciation: 1214671
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £265,360
Assets Total Fixed: 5723464
Assets Own Use: 5723464
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,679,778
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,069,019
Assets Current Investment: 170000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,334,223
Creditors One Year Total Current: 781063
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 287956
Assets Cash: £1,108,005
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 569853
Funds Restricted: 5764370
Funds Total: 6334223
Count Employees: 31
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 509278
Income Other Trading Activities: 994268
Income Charitable Activities: 596018
Income Investments: 28
Income Other: 104014
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2203606
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £571,421
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,022,121
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2593542
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16167
Expenditure Support Costs: 587588
Expenditure Depreciation: 1044099
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £197,371
Assets Total Fixed: 5692806
Assets Own Use: 5692806
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,054,871
Assets Total Liabilities: £898,933
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,848,744
Creditors One Year Total Current: 607720
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 291213
Assets Cash: £960,286
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 197371
Funds Restricted: 5651373
Funds Total: 5848744
Count Employees: 46
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 349232
Income Other Trading Activities: 143479
Income Charitable Activities: 176200
Income Investments: 44
Income Other: 385198
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1054153
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £210,233
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,801,274
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2011507
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16783
Expenditure Support Costs: 761992
Expenditure Depreciation: 1039282
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 6691282
Assets Own Use: 6691282
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £321,420
Assets Total Liabilities: £774,022
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £6,238,680
Creditors One Year Total Current: 487814
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 286208
Assets Cash: £274,894
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -42881
Funds Restricted: 6281561
Funds Total: 6238680
Count Employees: 40
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Rotherham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MAGNA TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-03-08T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 FEBRUARY 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 25 FEBRUARY 1999.
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE COLLECTION, DOCUMENTATION, DEMONSTRATION, EXHIBITION AND INTERPRETATION OF MATERIAL EVIDENCE, OBJECTS , ACTIVITIES, SKILLS AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE OF BRITISH INDUSTRY IN GENERAL WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE STEEL INDUSTRY;THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AMENITY, ANDTHE PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE TO BRITISH INDUSTRY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 441641
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MAGNA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management