Mustard Seed (SW)

Registered charity 1127110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSTARD SEED (SW) LIMITED

Mustard Seed desires to show the love of God through practical applications. The charity supports vulnerable individuals to learn life and work related skills in a community drop in centre and at our pop up Coffee Lounge. The centre is also the hub of the Helston and The Lizard foodbank (run by the charity) which offers emergency food provision a listening ear and signposting for those in need

Objects

TO ADVANCE AND PROMULGATE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINDED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £12,939 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £176,781 to £163,842. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £128,179, with the charity holding no borrowings and owning its freehold property. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month's salary (reserves figure: £128k)
“There is also one month's salary (£8k) held on reserve” — page 9
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 150
  • Government income: £61,524 — contracts £61,524 (1); 37% of the £164,314 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 45
  • Government income: £41,403 — contracts £41,403 (1); 25% of the £165,137 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £37,205 — contracts £37,205 (8); 25% of the £148,547 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mustard Seed (Sw) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £30k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£177k
31/03/2024£165k£192k
31/03/2023£149k£158k
31/03/2022£124k£126k
31/03/2021£185k£111k

Common questions

Is Mustard Seed (SW) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £12,939 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £176,781 to £163,842. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £128,179, with the charity holding no borrowings and owning its freehold property. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Mustard Seed (SW)£164k—0unclear—no doubt
MUSTARD SEED AUTISM TRUST FY2025£207k—0above—no doubt
MUSTARD SEEDS FY2025£64k—0above—no doubt
MUSTARD SEED MINISTRY FY2025£34k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSTARD TREE FOUNDATION (READING) FY2025£298kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
MUSTARD SEED TRUST (MARLBOROUGH) FY2025£33k—0above—no doubt

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