Mustard Seed Trust (Marlborough)

Analysis

Mustard Seed Trust (Marlborough) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marlborough. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02763068). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mustard Seed Trust (Marlborough) reported income of £33k and spending of £36k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £34k to £33k (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mustard Seed Trust (Marlborough) sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guy Harlings Estate (£33k), The Cornelian Scholarship Fund (£33k) and The Fernhill Trust (£33k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.