Union of Catholic Mothers Wales

Analysis

Union of Catholic Mothers Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Union of Catholic Mothers Wales reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,096 to £21k (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Union of Catholic Mothers Wales sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solihull Churches Action on Homelessness (£21k), Global Mapaid (£21k) and Rejoice New Life Ministries (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.