Mudeford Wood Community Trust
Analysis
Mudeford Wood Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07592707). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Mudeford Wood Community Trust reported income of £198k and spending of £278k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £84k to £198k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mudeford Wood Community Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Kinshasa (£198k), 100 Black Men of London (£198k) and Al Mohsineen Charitable Trust (£198k).
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
To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Mudeford Wood, Christchurch, Dorset ( and the surrounding area) the provision of facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship, social or economic circumstances or, for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and, with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Project Kinshasa | Crewe | £198k |
| 100 Black Men of London | London | £198k |
| Al Mohsineen Charitable Trust | Blackburn | £198k |
| Taste for Adventure | Hereford | £198k |