Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese

Analysis

Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese reported income of £34k and spending of £33k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £45k to £34k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% 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 Hope Church Colchester (£34k), Fordwich United Charities (£34k) and Living Faith Bible Church Trust (£34k).