Carlisle Diocese Mothers Union

Analysis

Carlisle Diocese Mothers Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in November 1999, 27 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Carlisle Diocese Mothers Union reported income of £49k and spending of £49k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £49k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 32%. 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, Carlisle Diocese Mothers Union sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Care Association (£49k), Best British Centre (£49k) and Markaz A-Taqwa Alislami (£49k).