The Mothers' Union (Diocese of St Albans)

Analysis

The Mothers' Union (Diocese of St Albans) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 St Albans) reported income of £39k and spending of £35k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £55k to £39k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Mothers' Union (Diocese of St Albans) sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gheez Rite Community Association (£39k), Medway Plus (£39k) and Medway Volunteer Workshop CIO (£39k).