MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH)
Christian Bookshop for the furtherance of the Christian religion
Objects
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £2,793 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a deficit. However, the trustees report that the charity's realisable unrestricted reserves of £58,881 are well above the target range and are expected to support the anticipated combined net expenditure of around £5,000 for 2026.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees consider that a prudent level of free reserves for the Trust ie reserves over and above the amount invested in net tangible fixed assets and stock, should equate to between three and six months of the expected combined operating expenditure of both the Trust and the Coffeeshop.” — page 5
“The Coffee Shop is a separate trading company called Mustard Seed (Marlborough) Ltd. It is owned by the Trustees and is therefore a connected trading company.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 1
Trustees
- ROGER JOHN WHEELERchair
- Dr PAMELA MARY BUCHANAN TULLOCH
- REUBEN MANN
- Sandra Mary Wylie
- garry kenneth pells
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £33k | £36k |
| 31/03/2024 | £28k | £29k |
| 31/03/2023 | £25k | £26k |
| 31/03/2022 | £35k | £25k |
| 31/03/2021 | £34k | £15k |
Common questions
Is MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £2,793 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a deficit. However, the trustees report that the charity's realisable unrestricted reserves of £58,881 are well above the target range and are expected to support the anticipated combined net expenditure of around £5,000 for 2026. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF | 1 | £22k |
Charities like this
- MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY
- HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST
- MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST
- PRECIOUS SEED
- CHRISTIAN BOOKS, DUNSTABLE
- THE MUSTARD SEED EVANGELICAL CHURCH
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH) | £33k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST | £68k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST | £108k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PRECIOUS SEED | £84k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| CHRISTIAN BOOKS, DUNSTABLE | £38k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |