The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Oxford)

Analysis

The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Oxford) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 (Diocese of Oxford) reported income of £86k and spending of £105k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £53k to £86k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Oxford) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tabernacle Welsh Baptist Church Carmarthen - Investment Trust (£84k), Jamia Masjid Ghousia Armley (£87k) and Teacher Aid (£84k).

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.