CARLISLE DIOCESE MOTHERS UNION

Registered charity 1078251 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROMOTING MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE, ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO BRING THEIR CHILDREN UP IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Objects

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 SERVICE4. TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.5. TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY

Area of benefit: CARLSILE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Latest income

£49k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £2,748 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a net expenditure of £483 in the previous year. Total funds increased from £52,476 to £52,959, with unrestricted reserves held at £49,728. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are managed to equate to approximately 12 months of charitable expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of charitable expenditure (held: £50k)

“The review has concluded that to allow the charity to be managed efficiently reserves should be kept at a level which equates to approximately 12 months of charitable expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Wodeman
Barbara Simpson
Carole Gardner
Gwen Birkett
Helen Ann Belton
Kay Shepherd
Rev Angela Whittaker · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephanie Jane Conlan · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£49k	£49k
31/12/2024	£45k	£45k
31/12/2023	£34k	£38k
31/12/2022	£38k	£39k
31/12/2021	£32k	£38k

Common questions

Is CARLISLE DIOCESE MOTHERS UNION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £2,748 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to a net expenditure of £483 in the previous year. Total funds increased from £52,476 to £52,959, with unrestricted reserves held at £49,728. The trustees' report indicates that reserves are managed to equate to approximately 12 months of charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.