THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION

Charity Number: 284907
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,746,842

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Donations and legacies £218.94k
Charitable activities £1.37m
Other trading activities £153.50k
Investments £2.81k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,710,856

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Raising funds £40.43k
Charitable activities £1.67m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £61,275 from 5 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £40.43k
Charitable expenditure £1.67m
Retained for future use £35.99k

People

61 Employee(s)

8 Trustee(s)

1040 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex
  • Greenwich
  • Hackney
  • Kent
  • Lewisham
  • Newham
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 1982: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MUDCHUTE PARK AND FARM (Working name)
  • THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01613085 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Mortimer Chair 02 May 2024
None on record
Diane Clark Trustee 02 May 2024
None on record
Tara Joseph Trustee 02 May 2024
None on record
Martin Young Trustee 27 April 2023
THE DOCKLAND SETTLEMENTS
Received: On time
THE ATTLEE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
TOWER HAMLETS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
Received: On time
The Carpenters' and Dockland Community Centre
Received: On time
Tahira Webb Trustee 09 June 2022
None on record
MARY GRAY Trustee 29 November 2017
None on record
MARGARET ROSE PHILLIPS Trustee 17 January 2014
Docklands Sailing Centre Trust
Received: On time
ST JOHNS (ISLE OF DOGS) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
RAYMOND JOHN SWINDELLS Trustee 17 January 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.58m £1.47m £1.66m £1.77m £1.75m
Total expenditure £1.60m £1.44m £1.85m £1.51m £1.71m
Income from government contracts £31.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £516.06k £181.41k £73.58k £61.28k
Income - Donations and legacies £278.70k £326.55k £748.32k £498.35k £218.94k
Income - Other trading activities £174.13k £26.08k £12.93k £8.03k £153.50k
Income - Charitable activities £1.03m £616.16k £834.57k £1.12m £1.37m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £98.25k £35.79k £65.28k £143.46k £2.81k
Income - Other £3.36k £468.07k £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £28.07k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.27m £1.19m £1.74m £1.50m £1.67m
Expenditure - Raising funds £301.01k £226.94k £14.78k £15.08k £40.43k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £15.47k £13.80k £14.49k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £28.25k £23.15k £99.65k £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £513.22k £496.67k £464.86k £657.94k £662.27k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £298.78k £340.18k £205.47k £320.57k £369.04k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £124.57k £116.17k £138.21k £177.65k £194.46k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 June 2022 126 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 May 2022 105 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 24 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 24 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/02/1982 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/02/1992 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05/06/1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/12/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2012

Charitable objects

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).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS (THE ISLE OF DOGS)

Contact information

Address:
Mudchute Farm & Park
Pier Street
Isle of Dogs
LONDON
E14 3HP
Phone:
02075155901
Email:
info@mudchute.org
Website:

www.mudchute.org Open in new window