The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1192468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KMHM TRUST, K&H Mumford Trust

Access to sport in Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.Conservation, preservation and biodiversity in Cambridgeshire and East Anglia and wider UK. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITIES OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (OBJECTS) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

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Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £6,352,414, with free/unrestricted reserves of £338,566. The trustees note that due to the availability of an expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves. The charity has no employees and relies on investment income and settlor donations to fund its grant-making activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: no significant free reserves (reserves figure: £339k)
“Given the availability of the expendable endowment fund the trustee does not consider that the charity needs to maintain any significant free reserves although they recognise that such reserves will arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Limited is the corporate trustee. Fees charged for administrative services.
“The charity's corporate trustee, Ludlow Trust Company Limited, charged fees for the provision of administrative services of £29,786 (2024: £21,061), shown in note 4. At the balance sheet date £1,710 ( 2024: £1,376) is accrued and payable to the Ludlow Trust Company Limited. The fees are authorised under clause 6 of the trust deed.” — page 16
“During the year under review, additions received from the settlors amounted £1,600,000 (2024: £1,000,000) with £400,000 (2024: £250,000) gift aids claimed.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hugh Mumford (Settlor) and Kate Mary Mumford are trustees. Additions received from settlors.
“The charity's corporate trustee, Ludlow Trust Company Limited, charged fees for the provision of administrative services of £29,786 (2024: £21,061), shown in note 4. At the balance sheet date £1,710 ( 2024: £1,376) is accrued and payable to the Ludlow Trust Company Limited. The fees are authorised under clause 6 of the trust deed.” — page 16
“During the year under review, additions received from the settlors amounted £1,600,000 (2024: £1,000,000) with £400,000 (2024: £250,000) gift aids claimed.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. 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 21/10/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 21/10/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 21/10/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 21/10/2025)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£19k
Reserves (reported)
£339k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
21/10/2025£1.2m£1.1m
21/10/2024£159k£55k
21/10/2023£76k£33k
21/10/2022£33k£20k
21/10/2021£40k£40k

Common questions

Is The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £6,352,414, with free/unrestricted reserves of £338,566. The trustees note that due to the availability of an expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves. The charity has no employees and relies on investment income and settlor donations to fund its grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
The Hugh Mumford Charitable Trust£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE MUMFORD MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£201k—0unclear—no doubt
HAROLD BUCKINGHAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£486k—0below—no doubt
THE MCGILVRAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2026£52k—0unclear—no doubt
INTRUST FY2026£482k——unclear—no doubt

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