Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch)

Analysis

Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in January 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 other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch) reported income of £42k and spending of £37k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £42k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mothers' Union (Diocese of Exeter Branch) 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Shoebox Scheme (£42k), Emmanuel Pentecostal Church (£42k) and The Bernadette Charitable Trust (£41k).