THE MOTHERS' UNION - (DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH BRANCH)

Registered charity 249726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MU

Mothers' Union is a Christian mission organization working through it's membership to support families and communities around the world. Our Vision is of a world where God's love is shown through loving, respectful and flourishing relationships. The aim and purpose is to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of families.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported consolidated assets of £54,372 against liabilities of £7,283, resulting in a net asset position of £47,089. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern and stated that their reserves are adequate to cover ongoing and potential winding-up costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Central charity (Mothers' Union worldwide) receives subscriptions and designated funds.
Central subscriptions are collected by branches, and the Diocese, on behalf of Mothers’ Union. The central charity portion of the full subscription rate is paid over regularly, together with any monies that have been fundraised specifically for centrally administered Designated Funds and projects. — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mothers' Union Enterprises
Mothers' Union Enterprise - a grant is received from the central charity based on the value of orders received from this charity.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£39k£50k
31/12/2023£46k£42k
31/12/2022£40k£37k
31/12/2021£44k£37k
31/12/2020£19k£18k

Common questions

Is THE MOTHERS' UNION - (DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH BRANCH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported consolidated assets of £54,372 against liabilities of £7,283, resulting in a net asset position of £47,089. The Trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern and stated that their reserves are adequate to cover ongoing and potential winding-up costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.