MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH)

Registered charity 1015804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSTARD SEED

Christian Bookshop for the furtherance of the Christian religion

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Latest income
£33k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of the expected combined operating expenditure of both the Trust and the Coffeeshop (held: £59k)
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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mustard Seed (Marlborough) Ltd
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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.