Ely Diocesan Mothers' Union

Analysis

Ely Diocesan Mothers' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ely Diocesan Mothers' Union reported income of £29k and spending of £33k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £29k (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ely Diocesan Mothers' Union sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Charities and Others (£29k), Pathak Charitable Foundation (£29k) and Harley's Almshouses (£29k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.