The Mucking Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Mucking Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mucking Charitable Trust reported income of £125k and spending of £161k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £123k to £125k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Mucking Charitable Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% 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 The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust (£125k), Landguard Fort Trust (£125k) and Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd (£124k).
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
The promotion for the benefit of the public the protection, improvement and maintenance of the environment, primarily but not exclusively through the management and maintenance of the area known as Thurrock Thameside Nature Park in the unitary authority of Thurrock including the restored landfill site at Mucking and any additional land that is contiguous with this area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John and Pamela Salter Charitable Trust | Norfolk | £125k |
| Landguard Fort Trust | Felixstowe | £125k |
| Working Omnibus Museum Project Ltd | Aldershot | £124k |
| Biocap Limited | Newbury | £125k |