THE MOTHERS' UNION NEWCASTLE DIOCESE

Registered charity 249971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF NEWCASTLE BRANCH)

Newcastle, Diocese MU members work to support families both locally and worldwide fulfilling our five core objectives. Christian faith in action is demonstrated by the undertaking of work involving faith and social policy issues and by raising funds to support MU overseas and UK work. Locally members provide caravan holidays for families in need, help in women's refuges, support for families visit

Objects

1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER TEACHING. 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 FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. 5)TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF NEWCASTLE.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficiency of £1,299 for the year ended 31st December 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. However, the trustees confirm that funds are more than adequate to support current activities, with unrestricted reserves held at £86,302.50. The charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Margy Tasker-Brownchair
• Anne Blight
• Anne Mary Cairns
• Helen Cooper · trustee of 2 other charities
• JACKIE MOORE
• JOSEPHINE KULKE
• Joan Howard
• Julian Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
• Karoline Wellborne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Annie Benneworth
• Rev DIANA MACNAUGHTON
• SHEILA MILRED WALKER
• Sylvia Ann Hickey

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland

Income and spending

Common questions

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