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The Mustard Tree Foundation (Reading)

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.To be a voice for, and to practically support, those, in local communities, who are disadvantaged by reason of age, bereavement,...

  • 6 trustees
  • Income £298k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 2 more
Where
Reading
Website
www.themustardtree.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Mustard Tree Foundation (Reading)
Registered
2004

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£298k£270k
  • 2024£306k£335k
  • 2023£490k£434k
Earlier years
  • 2022£545k£503k
  • 2021£495k£502k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 21% · Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.To be a voice for, and to practically support, those, in local communities, who are disadvantaged by reason of age, bereavement, disability, education, exploitation, ill-health, isolation, poverty, unemployment, or other disadvantage. We do this by demonstrating integrity and expressing compassion to all, irrespective of circumstances, in accordance with the values of our Christian faith. To promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the community without distinction of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or of political or religious or other opinions, and in particular by: (a) The promotion of improved health and wellbeing and the relief of poverty and distress. (b) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities and services that empower individuals to develop personally, and to build stronger and more cohesive communities.

Grants received

19 grants · £495,085 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

6.2y median 5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 6Education 1Other services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£298k latest income
31%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1104631
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 NOVEMBER 2004 AND 26 JUNE 2008. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 4 JUNE 2004.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 APR 2017 as amended on 11 Jun 2021 as amended on 14 Jul 2021
Companies House
Company number 04986086 · Active
Contact on the register
01189567000 · info@themustardtree.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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