Mothers' Union Birmingham Diocese

Analysis

Mothers' Union Birmingham Diocese is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 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 organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mothers' Union Birmingham Diocese reported income of £31k and spending of £23k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £31k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mothers' Union Birmingham Diocese sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waverley & Rushmoor Muslim Association (£31k), Emmanuel Christian Fellowship (UK Cities) (£31k) and The Ruspini Fund (£31k).