THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION
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Executive summary
The Mudchute Association is a well-established community farm charity operating at the intersection of urban agriculture, early years childcare, and community services on the Isle of Dogs. Its financial position — with net assets of £803k and a 28.6% year-on-year increase in cash reserves to £406k — places it above the median for comparable community farm charities, underpinned by a strong earned income model through its nursery. However, the escalating lease dispute with London Borough of Tower Hamlets, reflected in a 52% increase in liabilities, represents a material strategic risk that could erode this resilience if unresolved. The organisation's diversified income streams and deep community support provide meaningful competitive advantages within the sector, but lease security remains the critical variable determining its long-term trajectory.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 1982-02-11
- Employees
- 68 (2025 accounts · was 61 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Mudchute Park And Farm Pier Street, Isle Of Dogs, London, England, E14 3HP
- Postcode
- E14 3HP
- Accounts category
- Small
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-16
- Next due by
- 2027-05-30
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1450 Raising of sheep and goats
- 88990 Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified
- 96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 11 current · 83 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Registered charity
THE MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION — charity number 284907
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1717524 (Tier 1), registered since 2009.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MUDCHUTE ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) | 1992-06-05 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| TRINITY HOUSE FOXES PARADE SEWARDSTONE ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, ESSEX, EN9 1PH | 2011-03-15 |
| 37 RUSHEY GREEN, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 4AS | 2008-03-13 |
| 77/79 RUSHEY GREEN, CATFORD, LONDON, SE6 4AF | 2002-09-06 |
| MUDCHUTE FARM, PIER STREET, LONDON, E14 9HP | 1997-07-11 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 52 similar companies in E — measured against the wider sector, with 68 staff. 2nd oldest of its local peers.
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,656 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.