The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya)
Analysis
The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06778042). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya) reported income of £125k and spending of £140k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £102k to £125k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Mustard Seed Project (Kenya) sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope and Kindness Ministry (£125k), Samaritans Brighton Hove and District (£125k) and Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty House (£125k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Mustard Seed Project is working in a deprived area of urban Mombasa, Kenya. We have a built a primary school for 330 children aged three to 14 with a feeding programme and outstanding academic results. We are also sponsoring many of our poorest children to go to secondary school. Our original group of three year olds have just completed secondary in 2023.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hope and Kindness Ministry | Cleveland | £125k |
| Samaritans Brighton Hove and District | Hove | £125k |
| Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty House | Northampton | £125k |
| Home-Start North West Kent Ltd | Dartford | £125k |