Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Magic Breakfast's aim is to alleviate child hunger and poverty as a barrier to education through the provision of healthy breakfasts to children across England and Scotland. This is being achieved through three key activities: food aid, building capacity in school communities to reach every child at risk of hunger and making the case for change to ensure permanent funding for school breakfasts.

Latest income

£10.4m

Expenditure

£11.4m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £9.0m £8.3m
2022-08-31 £6.4m £8.9m
2023-08-31 £10.5m £7.7m
2024-08-31 £10.3m £9.1m
2025-08-31 £10.4m £11.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £9.2m
Charitable activities £739k
Trading £426k
Investment income £36k
Total income £10.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £9.5m
Raising funds £1.9m
Grants to institutions £66k
Governance £167k
Total expenditure £11.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £5.4m
Total funds £5.8m
— restricted £331k
— unrestricted £5.4m
— endowment £0
Total assets £5.8m
Cash £5.9m

People

Employees 107

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who it helps

  • Children/young People

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.