THE MIX STOWMARKET LTD

Registered charity 1149539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MIX

Our vision is to provide youth led inspirational facilities and services with the aim of making a positive difference in the lives of young people in Stowmarket and the surrounding area.The focal point in achieving this vision is facilities provided by The Mix in Ipswich Street Stowmarket together with the dedication of the people who work within it either as employees or as volunteers.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £18,167 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total reserves held were £155,456, with unrestricted reserves amounting to £68,118. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knights Lowe Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mix Stowmarket (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£591k
Reserves (reported)
£114k
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (43% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 40.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2022£548k£571k
31/03/2021£601k£470k

Common questions

Is THE MIX STOWMARKET LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating surplus of £18,167 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the previous year. Total reserves held were £155,456, with unrestricted reserves amounting to £68,118. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knights Lowe Limited.

Who funds THE MIX STOWMARKET LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MIX STOWMARKET LTD as a grant recipient include THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE KERRISON TRUST, HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£30kA two-year grant which aims to reach young people living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage to support their well-being, resilience, and aspirations. Thro
THE MRS L D ROPE THIRD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£15kGrant towards employing a Youth Work Director.
THE KERRISON TRUSTFY2023£7k
THE KERRISON TRUSTFY2022£7k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable SettlementFY2023£2k
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable SettlementFY2022£2kGeneral charitable donations

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2026£64kNeedham Market anti-social behaviour prevention activities project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£19kOpen Access
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kDrop In
UK government01/04/2019£47kYouth Investment Fund
UK government01/05/2017£47kYouth Investment Fund
UK government—£47kYouth Investment Fund

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IN THE MIX YOUTH PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MIX STOWMARKET LTD£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
IN THE MIX YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£177k—0above—no doubt
BEMIX FY2024£1.5m——unclear—material uncertainty
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£5.1m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
STAG COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE FY2025£1.4m—0below—no doubt
ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt

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