Mothers' Union (Chester Diocese)

Analysis

Mothers' Union (Chester Diocese) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mothers' Union (Chester Diocese) reported income of £33k and spending of £46k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £33k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mothers' Union (Chester Diocese) 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 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mothers' Union Diocese of Peterborough (£33k), The Anglo Chilean Society (£33k) and Go Africa (£32k).

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.