Mountlands Trust Limited

Analysis

Mountlands Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sale. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00326093). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Mountlands Trust Limited reported income of £3.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £659k to £3.5m (+437%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mountlands Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regent's Park College (£3.5m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hackney (£3.6m) and Uohc Supervision Ltd (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and charitable activities 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £39k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.