Mothers' Union

Analysis

Mothers' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mothers' Union reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.4m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mothers' Union sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Hull Community Development Limited (£3.4m), Minhaj-Ul-Quran International (£3.4m) and Soul Church Ltd (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 26%, trading 17% and investments 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £205k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £509k. Reserves of £503k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.