The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese

Analysis

The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese reported income of £26k and spending of £19k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £48k to £26k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Newcastle Diocese sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Educate for Life (£26k), The Perry Fund (£26k) and The Navenby Inclosure Charity (£26k).