The Muban Educational Trust
Analysis
The Muban Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06903122). It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending May 2025, The Muban Educational Trust reported income of £60k and spending of £117k, spending 193% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £25k to £60k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 204% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Muban Educational 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 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Marys Church, Cerne Abbas (£60k), International Council on Monuments and Sites, UK (£60k) and Cornwall Family History Society (£60k).
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 primary function of the charity is to maintain,develop and research the collection of Chinese prints held by the Trust whilst providing scholarly and public access to the collection for educational purposes.The sole income of the Trust is the sale of a Portfolio of 60 prints published in 2003. The Trust is active in developing links and exchanges with similarly minded scholars worldwide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of St Marys Church, Cerne Abbas | Dorset | £60k |
| International Council on Monuments and Sites, UK | London | £60k |
| Cornwall Family History Society | Truro | £60k |
| Stowmarket Operatic and Dramatic Society | Suffolk | £60k |