Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE MOTHERS UNION (DIOCESE OF DURHAM BRANCH) 

Parish support. Short breaks for those in difficult circumstances, support for women prisoners and families, school children in deprived area, womens refuge. Blankets, baby clothes, toilet bags to hospitals, support members overseas, literacy, development, health education, famine relief.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

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
  • 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

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£77£74£4n/an/an/an/an/a180
31/12/21£49£55£-6n/an/an/an/an/a450
31/12/20£53£47£5n/an/an/an/an/a250
31/12/19*£132£130£2n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/12/18£71£71£0£0£0£0n/a0250
31/12/17£87£90£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£102£88£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£108£102£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£145£156£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£138£128£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£104£105£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£169£129£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£172£136£36£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£86£91£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£81£86£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£82£80£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£80£77£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£86£88£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£74£68£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 180 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1966, number: 249868
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 19 days late, AR12: 21 days late, AR06: 12 days late,
Main office

5 FALSTONE DRIVE
CHESTER LE STREET
DH2 3ST

Objectives

(1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE IT'S WIDER UNDERSTANDING.(2) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH.(3) TO MAINTAIN A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE.(4) TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.(5) TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF DURHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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