The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Leicester Branch)

Analysis

The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Leicester Branch) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Leicester Branch) reported income of £34k and spending of £45k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £35k to £34k (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Leicester Branch) 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 Sarah Roope's Almshouses (£34k), Sheffield Living Waters Christian Fellowship (£34k) and Rwanda Direct Limited (£34k).