Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER) BRANCH

The AIM of the Society is the advancement of Christian religion in the sphere of marriage and family life.The PURPOSE of the Mothers' Union is to be specially concerned with all that strengthens and preserves marriage and Christian family life.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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

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£76£70£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£59£60£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£64£58£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£64£58£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£75£60£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£70£67£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£70£61£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£26£24£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£20£19£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£56£71£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£47£30£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£32£34£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£21£21£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£18£21£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£16£20£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£25£18£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£21£21£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£21£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£19£19£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

www.chichestermu.org

chichester.diocese@mothersunion.org

01273 041399

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
Ministry of Justice - Supported Child Contact Centres
£2,670 01/01/2020
To help sustain supported contact centres to contribute to costs to enable them to continue delivering supported contact in the community.
Ministry of Justice - ALB - Cafcass - Supported Child Contact Centres (SCCC) Grant 19-20
£2,805 01/04/2019
Provide support for contact centres

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

  • CHRISTINE BRIGHT Appointed: 2016
  • CHRISTINE EMSON Appointed: 2022
  • DEBORAH MATTHEWS Appointed: 2022
  • EMMA HAM-RICHE Appointed: 2016
  • HAYLEY COLE Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN HILL (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • LESLEY BRYANT Appointed: 2022
  • MARIA GRECO Appointed: 2016
  • MICHELE SCOTT WHITE Appointed: 2019
  • REV SUE FOSTER Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1966, number: 249826
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Mothers Union Chichester Diocese
Garton House
22 Stanford Avenue
BRIGHTON
BN1 6AA

Objectives

1. TO UPHOLD CHRISTS TEACHINGS 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 WIDER FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS,UNITED IN PRAYER,WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 4.TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STBLE FAMILY LIFE AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. 5.TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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