THE MULBERRY BUSH ORGANISATION LTD

Charity number: 309565
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provide service of care, treatment and education to severely emotionally troubled & vulnerable children

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

Total income:
£6,920,132

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Donations and legacies £824.97k
Charitable activities £6.01m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £81.40k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£7,093,628

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Raising funds £103.51k
Charitable activities £6.99m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £353,131 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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 £103.51k
Charitable expenditure £6.99m

People

119 Employee(s)

17 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 4
£70k to £80k 2
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 January 1966: Standard registration
  • 07 November 2016: Funds received from 1125887 CHILDREN WEBMAG
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE MULBERRY BUSH SCHOOL LTD (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

17 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Amy Ludlow Trustee 22 January 2025
None on record
Helen Elizabeth Sowden Trustee 15 November 2024
None on record
Tobias Barrett Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Prof Kristine Langhoff Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Dr Geraldine Ann Akerman Trustee 28 May 2024
None on record
Keith Campbell Bird Trustee 28 May 2024
WITNEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Lucy Cecilia Whitehouse Trustee 28 May 2024
None on record
Timothy Paul McMahon Trustee 28 May 2024
None on record
Victoria Snow Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Hannah Ware Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Chris Naunton Pugh Trustee 25 September 2020
CAMBRIDGE ACORN PROJECT
Received: On time
Zoe Barbara Maria Lattimer Trustee 12 October 2019
None on record
ROSEMARY LILLEY Trustee 01 March 2019
TIME TO TALK WEST BERKSHIRE
Received: On time
SATVINDER SONDHI Trustee 12 May 2018
None on record
MICHAEL SARRINGTON Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
MARK THOMAS Trustee 01 September 2015
None on record
RICHARD ROLLINSON Trustee 01 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £6.61m £6.37m £5.94m £6.79m £6.92m
Total expenditure £5.82m £6.00m £6.20m £6.61m £7.09m
Income from government contracts £5.65m £5.13m £5.17m £5.83m N/A
Income from government grants £291.77k £337.09k £416.75k £283.07k £353.13k
Income - Donations and legacies £789.15k £1.02m £656.45k £667.18k £824.97k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £5.81m £5.34m £5.28m £6.12m £6.01m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £11.79k £11.81k £1.80k £3.57k £81.40k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £5.77m £5.95m £6.10m £6.50m £6.99m
Expenditure - Raising funds £43.78k £53.18k £100.08k £105.15k £103.51k
Expenditure - Governance £10.63k £12.37k £10.72k £12.44k £12.08k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £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 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £6.01m £6.45m £6.33m £6.16m £6.25m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £6.14m £5.94m £5.87m £6.55m £5.98m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £453.22k £322.67k £386.81k £725.42k £413.53k

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 August 2023 17 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 08 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 22 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 22 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 20 December 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 20 December 2019 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 02/10/1954 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/10/1994 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/10/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 JAN 2018 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 01 DEC 2019 as amended on 01 Jan 2020

Charitable objects

3. The objects for which the Company is established are:- a) To provide specialist therapeutic services to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of emotionally troubled and traumatised children, young persons, adults, and their families and wider communities; b) Maintain a school under the name or style of ?The Mulberry Bush? at Standlake in the County of Oxford as established by Barbara Estelle Dockar-Drysdale, and/or elsewhere in England and Wales, conducting the same in such a manner that any such school shall be eligible for approval as a Residential Special School within the meaning of the Education Act 1993 or any statutory re- enactment or modification thereof for the time being in force; c) To contribute to the development of new and existing services for children, young persons, adults, and their families and communities with such needs; d) To advance the education of both the public and fellow professionals in the subject of specialist therapeutic services to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of emotionally troubled and traumatised children, young persons, adults, and their families and wider communities by supporting research, investigations, publish research materials, host seminars and facilitate the training of workers.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE MULBERRY BUSH ORGANISATION LTD
ABINGDON ROAD
STANDLAKE
WITNEY
OX29 7RW
Phone:
01865300202
Email:
finance@mulberrybush.org.uk
Website:

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