THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 284907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUDCHUTE PARK AND FARM, THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The Green Heart of East London, managing 32 acres of metropolitan green space as a country park; providing environmental education for children and youth especially the disadvantaged; equestrian centre, rare breeds of farm animals and poultry, childrens nursery; cafe and shop; training opportunities for long term unemployed; volunteering opportunities galore.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.0m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £33,659 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £803,185. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £301,666 are below the stated policy target of three months' running costs, noting this is approximately two months' costs. Despite a lease renewal dispute with the local council, the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“There were no employees who received emoluments (excluding pension contributions) in excess of £60,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £302k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“As of 31st March 2025 the unrestricted reserves of £301,666 is equal to approximately 2 months running costs” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mudchute Association (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

London Borough of Tower Hamlets — “In particular and in recognition of your continued help and support, we would like to thank the following who gave significant support to Mu…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Total income

£2.0m

Total spending

£2.0m

Cost of raising funds

£15k

Reserves (reported)

£302k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Susan Mortimerchair
Hussain Almusawa
James Etherington
MARGARET ROSE PHILLIPS · trustee of 2 other charities
MARY GRAY
Martin Young · trustee of 3 other charities
Nicole Davis
Pamela Davies
Paul Sammut
Peter Gratwick
Tahira Webb
Tara Joseph
Tyrone George

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

Operates in: Essex · Greenwich · Hackney · Kent · Lewisham · Newham · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.0m	£2.0m
31/03/2024	£1.7m	£1.7m
31/03/2023	£1.8m	£1.5m
31/03/2022	£1.7m	£1.8m
31/03/2021	£1.5m	£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £33,659 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £803,185. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £301,666 are below the stated policy target of three months' running costs, noting this is approximately two months' costs. Despite a lease renewal dispute with the local council, the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	Skills and Employment for Young People
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£30k	Apprenticeship Programme
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£30k	Skills and employment project for young people
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Capital Costs for Minibus
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£8k	Education programme
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND	FY2025	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/07/2020	£50k	"COVID19: MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION"
Sport England	09/06/2020	£10k	COVID-19 CEF
Greater London Authority	29/01/2020	£35k	Grant to Mudchute Association
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/01/2019	£51k	"History and heritage of traditional native rare breed farm animals"
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/07/2018	£10k	Mudchute Agricultural Show2018
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/07/2010	£50k	"Restoration of wartime gun emplacement on Mudchute"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE POINTER FAMILY TRUST	1	£212k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£148k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC	1	£30k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£23k
HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITIES	1	£14k
SOUTH HACKNEY PAROCHIAL CHARITY	1	£12k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MUCKING CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE MUCKING CHARITABLE TRUST income £125k
BETHNAL GREEN NATURE RESERVE TRUST income £118k
THE MAGDALEN ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST income £754k
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £5.1m
Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association income £1.4m
HACKNEY CITY FARM LIMITED income £507k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION	£2.0m	Under £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
THE MUCKING CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£125k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BETHNAL GREEN NATURE RESERVE TRUST FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MAGDALEN ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FY2025	£754k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£5.1m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	above	—	no doubt
Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association FY2025	£1.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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