Mustard Seed (SW)

Analysis

Mustard Seed (SW) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Helston. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06528767). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mustard Seed (SW) reported income of £164k and spending of £177k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £185k to £164k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mustard Seed (SW) sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Shah Jalal Jame Mosque & Islamic Centre (£164k), The Evan Cornish Foundation (£165k) and Neighbourhood Doulas CIO (£164k).

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.