The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Guildford) Branch

Analysis

The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Guildford) Branch is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 Guildford) Branch reported income of £43k and spending of £43k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £49k to £43k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Guildford) Branch sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ark of the Lord (£43k), King of Kings Church (£43k) and Springs Church (Lincolnshire) (£42k).

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.