Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION

The Green Heart of East London, managing 32 acres of metropolitan green space as a country park; providing environmental education for children and youth especially the disadvantaged; equestrian centre, rare breeds of farm animals and poultry, childrens nursery; cafe and shop; training opportunities for long term unemployed; volunteering opportunities galore.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,773	£1,511	£262	£15	£801	£263	2.1	58	10
31/03/22		£1,661	£1,850	£-189	£15	£532	£187	1.2	64	10
31/03/21	*	£1,473	£1,439	£33	£227	£721	£317	2.6	50	10
31/03/20		£1,583	£1,604	£-21	£301	£687	£431	3.2	50	65
31/03/19		£1,538	£1,540	£-1	£317	£709	£290	2.3	49	60
31/03/18		£1,431	£1,398	£33	£278	£710	£263	2.3	48	0
31/03/17		£1,261	£1,286	£-25	£261	£677	£236	2.2	46	0
31/03/16		£1,245	£1,253	£-8	£250	£703	£264	2.5	43	0
31/03/15		£1,284	£1,312	£-28	£312	£711	£278	2.5	42	0
31/03/14		£1,276	£1,215	£62	£276	£738	£276	2.7	40	0
31/03/13		£1,181	£1,210	£-30	£276	£677	£183	1.8	42	0
31/03/12	*	£1,197	£1,147	£49	£320	£706	£179	1.9	40	0
31/03/11	*	£1,310	£1,203	£107	£291	£657	£138	1.4	40	0
31/03/10		£1,254	£1,334	£-79	£390	£550	£27	0.2	46	0
31/03/09	*	£1,225	£1,273	£-48	£407	£630	£87	0.8	47	0
31/03/08	*	£1,165	£1,149	£17	£8	£677	£105	1.1	50	0
31/03/07		£1,128	£919	£209	£12	£661	£195	2.5	36	0
31/03/06	*	£904	£979	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£756	£670	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£388	£432	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 33%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 42 years

www.mudchute.org

info@mudchute.org

02075155901

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Greenwich, Hackney, Kent, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

58 employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Mudchute Association
£50,000	13/08/2020	COVID19: MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Mudchute Association
£51,300	09/01/2019	History and heritage of traditional native rare breed farm animals
Co-Operative Group - Grant to MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION
£3,630	19/11/2018	We want to turn a piece of derelict ground into an exciting sand and water play area for the vast numbers of children who visit Mudchute.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mudchute Agricultural Show2018
£9,950	27/07/2018 12	The funding will be used to host a two-day agricultural show for the community. The project aims to enable families to access social activities and bring people together.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Mudchute Association
£60,000	15/06/2018 48	Main Grant unrestricted core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - MUDCHUTE AGRICULTURAL SHOW
£9,950	02/04/2017 12	The funding will be used to run a community agricultural show to provide a range of farming and rural craft activities within the community. The project aims to provide an opportunity to participate ....more The funding will be used to run a community agricultural show to provide a range of farming and rural craft activities within the community. The project aims to provide an opportunity to participate in community life, and encourage positive community spirit.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Refurbishment of the Mudchute Equestrian Arena
£68,630	11/10/2016	Towards improvements to the Mudchute Park & Farm riding arena in Tower Hamlets to increase the capacity of a popular inner city facility to host more activity and attract more users, particularly ....more Towards improvements to the Mudchute Park & Farm riding arena in Tower Hamlets to increase the capacity of a popular inner city facility to host more activity and attract more users, particularly disadvantaged children and young people from local deprived communities who otherwise would not have access to opportunities to be physically active.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-90

RAYMOND JOHN SWINDELLS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Botanist

SHARON YAN PING CHEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

TAHIRA WEBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

THOMAS JAMES ROPER MEAD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DR MICHAEL BARRACLOUGH, Occupation: Doctor

MARY GRAY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL DOUGLAS HUMBER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Accountant

LORRAINE CAVANAGH (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Ceo, Other trusteeship: THE ISLAND SPORTS TRUST,

MARGARET ROSE PHILLIPS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: Docklands Sailing Centre Trust, ST JOHNS (ISLE OF DOGS) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

MARTIN YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeships: TOWER HAMLETS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT, THE DOCKLAND SETTLEMENTS, The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre, THE ATTLEE FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/1982, number: 284907
Registered at Companies House on 11/02/1982, number: 01613085

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 126 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR09: 0 days late, AR08: 31 days late, AR06: 23 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Mudchute Farm & Park
Pier Street
Isle of Dogs
LONDON
E14 3HP

Objectives

TO PRESERVE THE AREA KNOWN AS THE MUDCHUTE, THE ISLE OF DOGS, LONDON, E14 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ISLE OF DOGS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF IN PERPETUITY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3(A) OF THE MEMORANDUM).

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS (THE ISLE OF DOGS)

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