THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF OXFORD)

Registered charity 249723 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Work to promote christian family life within the Diocese of Oxford and overseas through the support given to the Central Mothers' Union.

Objects

1. TO UPHOLD CHRIST 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 WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER,WORHSIP 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.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF OXFORD

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

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Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£105k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £46 for the year, with total funds standing at £180,196. The accounts state that historic reserves are well in excess of anticipated annual expenditure, and the trustees have a policy of using reserves to fund charitable projects rather than accumulating them. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: not to add to charity's reserves, but to use them to fund projects which promote its charitable Objects (held: £180k)

“The historic reserves of the charity are well in excess of anticipated annual expenditure. The present trustees have continued with the policy established by previous trustee bodies, which is not to add to charity's reserves, but to use them to fund projects which promote its charitable Objects.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Society is affiliated to the Central MU, whose headquarters are at Mary Sumner House (MSH), London. The Society has particular links of fellowship and prayer with its link dioceses, which are Victoria Nyanza (Tanzania), Kinshasa (D R Congo), Ahoada and Warri (Nigeria) and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), and Southwark in the UK. The Society has no financial dealings with its linked dioceses. Members support the work of the Mothers’ Union World-Wide by contributing to the funds administered by the central Mothers' Union.

“The Society is affiliated to the Central MU, whose headquarters are at Mary Sumner House (MSH), London. The Society has particular links of fellowship and prayer with its link dioceses, which are Victoria Nyanza (Tanzania), Kinshasa (D R Congo), Ahoada and Warri (Nigeria) and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), and Southwark in the UK. The Society has no financial dealings with its linked dioceses. Members support the work of the Mothers’ Union World-Wide by contributing to the funds administered by the central Mothers' Union.” — page 11

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mothers' Union Diocese of Oxford (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Gillian Pearce
JENNIFER MARY SEARLE
Jacqueline Miles
Jean Mary Vaughan
Rev DENISE BROWN
VALERIE BOLAN

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£86k	£105k
31/12/2024	£71k	£71k
31/12/2023	£73k	£74k
31/12/2022	£67k	£65k
31/12/2021	£53k	£46k

Common questions

Is THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF OXFORD) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £46 for the year, with total funds standing at £180,196. The accounts state that historic reserves are well in excess of anticipated annual expenditure, and the trustees have a policy of using reserves to fund charitable projects rather than accumulating them. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.