Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE MOTHERS' UNION NEWCASTLE DIOCESE 

Newcastle, Diocese MU members work to support families both locally and worldwide fulfilling our five core objectives. Christian faith in action is demonstrated by the undertaking of work involving faith and social policy issues and by raising funds to support MU overseas and UK work. Locally members provide caravan holidays for families in need, help in women's refuges, support for families visit
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • 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
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£45£51£-6n/an/an/an/an/a740
31/12/21£48£47£1n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/20£40£36£5n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/19£65£65£0n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/18£52£59£-7£0£0£0n/a02
31/12/17£54£65£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£54£54£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£50£56£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£63£53£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£52£48£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£53£55£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£49£41£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£50£60£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£63£58£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£62£69£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£65£65£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£87£85£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£68£70£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£17£10£7£0£0£0n/a00

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

https://munewcastle.org.uk/

TREASURERMUNEWCASTLE@GMAIL.COM

07962 710045

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 740 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/11/1966, number: 249971
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

19 Manor Road,
Tynemouth
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE3 4RJ

Objectives

1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER TEACHING. 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 NEWCASTLE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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