THE MOTHERS' UNION (COVENTRY DIOCESE)

Registered charity 250129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF COVENTRY BRANCH)

Mothers' Union seeks to support marriage and family life particularly in the context of the Christian Faith. We do this through various groups and activities in local communities, attached to parish churches, and alongside existing structures and activities. We also raise funds to run projects within the diocese, and send funds to the central Mothers Union for overseas projects

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 CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH.(3)TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS, UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICES.(4)TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.(5)TO HELP WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF COVENTRY

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: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £9,567 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £33,919 and expenditure of £24,352. Total cash held in all accounts increased to £67,735, up from £58,168 in the previous year, indicating improved liquidity and financial stability.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Karen Morrischair
• Anne Lane
• Christine Helen Rutherford
• Lynette Askew
• Neva Humaira Khan
• PAUL STEPHEN MORRIS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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