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

Objects

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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 (reserves figure: £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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF1£22k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH)£33k—0above—no doubt
MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
HEATH CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP TRUST FY2025£68k—0above—no doubt
MIDDLESBROUGH COMMUNITY CHURCH TRUST FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
PRECIOUS SEED FY2025£84k—0below—noted
CHRISTIAN BOOKS, DUNSTABLE FY2025£38k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.