Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs high: -3

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

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 modest backing from a grant maker
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

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	£1,935	9.4	23	34,000
31/12/21	£2,605	£2,577	£28	£486	£3,766	£1,984	9.2	27	38,000
31/12/20	£3,325	£2,762	£564	£759	£3,381	£1,485	6.5	39	45,000
31/12/19	£3,230	£3,219	£11	£930	£3,034	£944	3.5	40	50,000
31/12/18	£3,717	£3,615	£102	£1,094	£2,580	£620	2.1	41	45,000
31/12/17	£3,332	£4,030	£-698	£1,190	£2,719	£705	2.1	43	0
31/12/16	£3,526	£3,506	£20	£1,111	£3,206	£1,044	3.6	44	0
31/12/15	£3,674	£3,720	£-46	£1,209	£2,913	£823	2.7	45	0
31/12/14	£3,793	£3,849	£-56	£1,198	£3,387	£1,049	3.3	44	0
31/12/13	£3,695	£3,646	£49	£1,178	£3,364	£975	3.2	43	0
31/12/12	£3,596	£3,629	£-33	£1,244	£2,922	£1,001	3.3	40	0
31/12/11	£3,663	£3,563	£99	£1,163	£2,718	£1,006	3.4	42	0
31/12/10	£3,731	£3,698	£33	£1,167	£2,738	£965	3.1	42	0
31/12/09	£3,615	£4,418	£-803	£1,249	£2,534	£942	2.6	45	0
31/12/08	£3,726	£4,080	£-354	£1,222	£3,211	£1,129	3.3	45	0
31/12/07	£2,449	£2,711	£-262	£1,095	£4,326	£1,836	8.1	41	0
31/12/06	£2,471	£2,483	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£2,460	£2,586	£-126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£2,228	£2,473	£-245	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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 ?

Established: 59 years

www.mothersunion.org

mu@mothersunion.org

02072225533

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

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 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

Who works here?

23 employees
34,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Mothers Union
£800	23/11/2020 6	Funding was provided for refurbishment and new equipment for their caravan.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

ROSHINI MENDIS Appointed: 2019

THEMBSIE MCHUNU Appointed: 2019

CANON CATHERINE HILTON Appointed: 2019

IRIS SUITOR Appointed: 2022

JULIA JAMIESON Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER BARTON Appointed: 2019

KATHLEEN SNOW Appointed: 2019

MARIE PIERRETTE BEZRA EP ROSOANAIVO Appointed: 2019

MARY KAMWATI Appointed: 2019

PAUL HINDLE Appointed: 2019

SHERAN ROXANNA HARPER Appointed: 2013

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.

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