The Mothers' Union Diocese of Lichfield

Analysis

The Mothers' Union Diocese of Lichfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in November 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 human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers' Union Diocese of Lichfield reported income of £63k and spending of £70k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £63k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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 Lichfield sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burundi Education Foundation (£63k), Powys Animal Welfare (£63k) and Hendon Co-Ordinated Charities (£63k).

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.