Registered charity (CIO) · Aberystwyth
The Magic of Life Trust
The Magic of Life Trust is a registered charity (number 1159917) based in Aberystwyth, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £178k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Magic of Life Butterfly House (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £178k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Ceredigion
- Website
- www.magicoflife.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£178k£201k
- 2023£218k£160k
- 2022£169k£136k
Earlier years
- 2021£136k£104k
- 2020£85k£80k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS CONCERNING THE NATURAL WORLD FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURE3) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN BREEDING PROGRAMS?OF RARE SPECIES OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Lewis Richards since 2015
- Sacha Bush since 2012
- Timothy Allman BA Botany since 2000
Trustees past 6 years
- Lewis Richards since 2015
- Sacha Bush since 2012
- Timothy Allman BA Botany since 2000
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Lewis Richards since 2015
- Sacha Bush since 2012
- Timothy Allman BA Botany since 2000
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159917
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Jan 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01970 880928 · info@magicoflife.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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