Overall GiG Score: 27 ?
Finance Score: 10
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

THE MUDLARKS COMMUNITY 

Mudlarks is a Hertford based charity supporting vulnerable young people and adults. Through our horticultural and enterprise initiatives we provide therapy, learning and meaningful work opportunities in the community which help to build confidence, improve wellbeing, increase self-worth and develop work related skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 14 years

www.mudlarksgarden.org.uk

vic@mudlarksgarden.org.uk

01992552112

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£808£854£-47£3£476£4346.14060
31/03/22£771£680£90£5£522£4447.84260
31/03/21£761£645£115£6£432£3696.93960
31/03/20£644£557£88£12£317£2715.83560
31/03/19£520£516£3£16£229£21753450
31/03/18£526£479£47£3£226£1844.6300
31/03/17£459£368£91£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£331£291£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£272£305£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£188£171£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£176£145£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£99£93£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£82£77£6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 91%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 25
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 40 employees
  • 60 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Lloyds Bank Foundation£100,000
Hertfordshire Community Foundation£82,939
Masonic Trust£55,636
DCMS£23,946
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£16,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£55,636 20/07/2023
Grant to fund a centre leader for the Woodland Centre, providing forest school and outdoor activities for young people 14 - 19 with learning disabilities in Hertfordshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Special Branch Project
£10,000 04/11/2022
The funding will be used to purchase a vehicle to support disabled gardeners in partaking in purposeful day-care and also protect the vulnerably elderly. The project aims to supporting marginalised ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - The Mudlarks Community Jubilee Garden at Hertford Castle
£7,939 29/03/2022
Grant to The Mudlarks Community
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - The Mudlarks Cafe
£40,000 12/01/2022
Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
£25,000 29/03/2021
At Mudlarks our learning-disabled gardeners live with profound disabilities including Downs Syndrome, Autism, Global Delay Syndrome, Fragile X and Cerebral Palsy. Many live with multiple ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mudlarks' Covid-19 Specialist Support
£10,000 05/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to recruit a staff member to support people living with profound learning disabilities at the allotment site. The project aims to provide outdoor respite care which will ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grow, Cook, Eat
£5,000 12/02/2021
Mudlarks works with adults with learning disabilities and mental health challenges, providing them with meaningful day care and/or work experience through their 4 horticultutal projects and Mudlarks ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£23,946 23/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Mudlarks allotments
£5,000 09/04/2020
Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Mudlarks Community
£16,200 04/02/2020
fitting out of a commercial kitchen for a charity which works with people with disabilities in Hertford
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
£100,000 17/07/2019
36
Mudlarks provides meaningful activity for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues including accredited training through its horticulture & gardening business & employment ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing People
£10,000 21/03/2019
12
The organisation will use the funding to improve the community gardening facilities making them easier to access for people with disabilities.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Mudlarks Special Branch
£56,033 08/10/2018
35
Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
National Lottery Community Fund - Improve facilities at the Mudlarks community garden
£9,990 19/07/2017
12
The funding will be used to improve the facilities at a community garden for physically disabled gardeners, including the purchase of new equipment and tools. The project aims to allow more people to ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
£85,600 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' salary of a Cafe Baker at a project providing training, work experience and employment for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues in Hertfordshire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Mudlarks Community Garden
£70,008 17/03/2016
36
The charity helps adults with learning difficulties and mental health issues through horticulture and the environment. The grant will fund the Café Trainer/Mentor to work with trainees and other ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/10/2009, number: 1132403
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/06/2009, number: 06927124
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

40 WELLINGTON STREET
HERTFORD
SG14 3AW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE HERTFORDSHIRE AREA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN FACILITY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, THERAPY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Defined Area of Benefit:

HERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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