Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -1

THE MOTHERS' UNION IN THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD

Working with families and young people.Fundraising for National and Worldwide Mothers' Union projects for literacy; Domestic abuse; Social deprivation; Respite holidays.Training in Public Speaking;Spiritual direction and public services of worship.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£38	£55	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£42	£57	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£38	£31	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£30	£67	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£40	£37	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£51	£40	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	*	£60	£45	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	*	£57	£44	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£59	£51	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14?	*	£45	£47	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/08		£83	£59	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/07	*	£82	£80	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/06	*	£76	£75	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/05	*	£79	£80	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/04		£62	£65	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 27 years

www.sheffieldmu.co.uk

secretary@sheffieldmu.co.uk

07764486711

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, Doncaster, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Home Office - IRISI
£4,087	01/04/2020	The purpose of this funding is to provide additional funds for DA charities to help them cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic/lockdown; to enable them to continue to meet their usual ....more The purpose of this funding is to provide additional funds for DA charities to help them cope with the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic/lockdown; to enable them to continue to meet their usual levels of demand, to keep pace with rising levels of demand during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and to remain solvent such that they can continue to provide support both during and after the pandemic. This will all help to safeguard victims of DA and provide essential emergency support to those affected by COVID-19.
Home Office - COVID-19 Support For Domestic Abuse Charities 20-21
£17,898	01/04/2020	This grant is intended to provide funding to organisations whose primary purpose is to improve the response to DA, either through providing support to victims who have experienced DA, or through ....more This grant is intended to provide funding to organisations whose primary purpose is to improve the response to DA, either through providing support to victims who have experienced DA, or through providing support to front-line services, including other charitable organisations or the statutory sector, to better respond to victims.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/14 persons

ELIZABETH DEAN Appointed: 2017

GILL FELLOWS Appointed: 2016

JEAN MARGARET VIVIAN Appointed: 2019

JOANNE VAN LEVESLEY Appointed: 2016

MARGARET CULLODEN Appointed: 2024

MARY CARR Appointed: 2016

MARY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2019

MOIRA LEACH Appointed: 2016

NORMA PRIEST Appointed: 2019

PAULINE REYNOLDS Appointed: 2016

SALLY WOOD Appointed: 2016

SUSAN RIVETT Appointed: 2022

SUSAN SAYLES Appointed: 2019

TANIS COCKERHAM Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/1997, number: 1063619

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR18: 291 days late, AR17: 655 days late, AR16: 1020 days late, AR15: 1347 days late, AR14: 1626 days late, AR07: 72 days late, AR06: 5 days late, AR05: 12 days late,

Main office

71 Earlesmere Avenue
DONCASTER
South Yorkshire
DN4 0QD

Objectives

1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER UNDERSTANDING2) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH3) TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE4) TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND 5) TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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