The Mothers Union (Diocese of Lincoln Branch)

Analysis

The Mothers Union (Diocese of Lincoln Branch) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in October 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers Union (Diocese of Lincoln Branch) reported income of £17k and spending of £12k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29k to £17k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Mothers Union (Diocese of Lincoln Branch) sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Yarmouth and Waveney Special Olympians (£17k), Steven Prevezer Charitable Trust (£17k) and The Chesterfield Miners' Welfare Fund Society (£17k).