The Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield

Analysis

The Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield reported income of £46k and spending of £42k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £38k to £46k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Colton's Acre General Trust (£46k), The Northstar Foundation (£46k) and Beir Mordechai (£46k).