The Mothers Union (Diocese of Worcester Branch)

Analysis

The Mothers Union (Diocese of Worcester Branch) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in February 1967, 59 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 provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mothers Union (Diocese of Worcester Branch) reported income of £16k and spending of £9,092, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Worcester Branch) sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Kenneth Cork Charitable Trust (£16k), Chorleywood Aid for Ukraine (£16k) and Project Uganda (£16k).