THE MOTHERS' UNION DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD

Registered charity 249942 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LICHFIELD DIOCESAN MOTHERS' UNION, THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD BRANCH)

HOLIDAYS FOR PEOPLE IN NEEDPRISON VISITS & CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR PRISONERS IN LICHFIELD DIOCESEPARENTING COURSESTO ENCOURAGE MARRIAGE AND THE BRINGING UP OF CHILDREN IN THE FAITH & LIFE OF THE CHURCHKNITTING FOR BABY UNITS

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 WORLDWIDE 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. 5. TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD

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

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

Registered contact address: Stafford, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated sustained loss of £21,064 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by an operating excess of expenditure over income of £18,651. Despite this loss, the trustees consider the present level of unrestricted funds (£33,809) to be adequate for their stated reserves policy target of approximately £84,000, which represents 12 months of normal expenditure. The charity's total assets stood at £134,016, comprising cash, investments, and stock, with no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adie Louise Harris
• CELIA RICHARDSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• DEBRA TUDOR · trustee of 2 other charities
• Kate Austin
• Megan Hilary Pittwood

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Telford & Wrekin · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Common questions

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