Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

THE MUSTARD TREE TRUST 

First & Middle School Assemblies; Lunchtime Clubs; ; Schools Event: "Lifepath"; After School Clubs: Open the Book High School After School Clubs
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/01/23£20£19£2n/an/an/an/an/a47
31/01/22£21£17£4n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/21£31£39£-8n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/01/20£34£33£1n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/19£28£38£-10n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/01/18£38£30£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£34£32£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£31£26£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£32£29£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£41£33£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£41£44£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£38£38£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£40£37£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£50£53£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£69£65£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£48£54£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07£55£63£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06*£46£55£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/05*£52£33£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/04£23£22£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.mustardtreetrust.org

info@mustardtreetrust.org

07749866402

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Education support services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 47 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
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Mustard Tree
£14,800 15/05/2020
purchase vehicles for a charity that works with poverty and homelessness prevention activities in Greater Manchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2002, number: 1092538
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR06: 305 days late, AR05: 78 days late,
Main office

St. Aidans Church
Shields Road
MORPETH
NE61 2SA

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY:A) PREACHING AND PROCLAIMING THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL AND TEACHING CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES.B) ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORSHIP AND GLORIFY GOD AND BECOME DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST.C) DISTRIBUTING CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND OTHER MEDIA IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE OTHER OBJECTS OBJECTS OF THE TRUST.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.3) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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