Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

MOTHERS' UNION 

THE MOTHERS' UNION DELIVERS ITS CORE OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT FAMILY LIFE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPEMENT,TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING,PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP,CAMPAIGNING,EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY,MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES - TO FACILITATE THE CHARITY'S WORK WITHIN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE IS A MOTHERS' UNION PRESENCE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 59 years

www.mothersunion.org

mu@mothersunion.org

02072225533

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£2,483£2,460£23£555£3,561£1,9359.42334,000
31/12/21£2,605£2,577£28£486£3,766£1,9849.22738,000
31/12/20£3,325£2,762£564£759£3,381£1,4856.53945,000
31/12/19£3,230£3,219£11£930£3,034£9443.54050,000
31/12/18£3,717£3,615£102£1,094£2,580£6202.14145,000
31/12/17£3,332£4,030£-698£1,190£2,719£7052.1430
31/12/16£3,526£3,506£20£1,111£3,206£1,0443.6440
31/12/15£3,674£3,720£-46£1,209£2,913£8232.7450
31/12/14£3,793£3,849£-56£1,198£3,387£1,0493.3440
31/12/13£3,695£3,646£49£1,178£3,364£9753.2430
31/12/12£3,596£3,629£-33£1,244£2,922£1,0013.3400
31/12/11£3,663£3,563£99£1,163£2,718£1,0063.4420
31/12/10£3,731£3,698£33£1,167£2,738£9653.1420
31/12/09£3,615£4,418£-803£1,249£2,534£9422.6450
31/12/08£3,726£4,080£-354£1,222£3,211£1,1293.3450
31/12/07£2,449£2,711£-262£1,095£4,326£1,8368.1410
31/12/06£2,471£2,483£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2,460£2,586£-126£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£2,228£2,473£-245£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 32.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 9.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 34,000 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Antigua And Barbuda, Australia, Burundi, Canada, Congo (Democratic Republic), Guyana, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Kenya, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Scotland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, United States, Zimbabwe,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/1965, number: 240531
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000356
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE PROVINCE OF THE INDIAN OCEAN SUPPORT ASSOCIATION on 07/02/2024
Main office

The Mothers'union
24 Tufton Street
London
SW1P 3RB

Objectives

1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER UNDERSTANDING. 2) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH. 3) TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 4) 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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