# Mothers' Union

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 240531
- **Other names:** THE MOTHERS' UNION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** May 10, 1965
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=240531


## Contact

- **Address:** The Mothers'union, 24 Tufton Street, London
- **Postcode:** SW1P 3RB
- **Phone:** 02072225533
- **Email:** mu@mothersunion.org
- **Website:** www.mothersunion.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO UPHOLD CHRIST'S TEACHING ON THE NATURE OF MARRIAGE AND TO PROMOTE ITS WIDER UNDERSTANDING. 2) TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO BRING UP THEIR CHILDREN IN THE FAITH AND LIFE OF THE CHURCH. 3) TO MAINTAIN A WORLD-WIDE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS UNITED IN PRAYER, WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 4) TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STABLE FAMILY LIFE AND THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN, AND 5) TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

**Activities:** THE MOTHERS' UNION DELIVERS ITS CORE OBJECTIVES TO SUPPORT FAMILY LIFE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPEMENT,TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING,PRAYER AND FELLOWSHIP,CAMPAIGNING,EMERGENCY RELIEF TO THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY,MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES - TO FACILITATE THE CHARITY'S WORK WITHIN COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE IS A MOTHERS' UNION PRESENCE.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Antigua And Barbuda
- Australia
- Burundi
- Canada
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Isle Of Man
- Kenya
- New Zealand
- Northern Ireland
- Rwanda
- Scotland
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- United States
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3121538 | £2884965 | £4176664 | 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3033296 | £2788129 | £3875834 | 25 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2483225 | £2460057 | £3561271 | 23 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2605367 | £2577297 | £3766351 | 27 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £3325273 | £2761590 | £3380836 | 39 |



## Trustees

- **Kathleen Snow** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2019
- Dorothy Siep — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr Deborah Lee — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Dr Lizabeth Frances Gailer — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Elizabeth June Butler — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Estelle Eyoh Epse Dibo Elango — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- JULIA JAMIESON — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Joy Hla Gyaw — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Lowrie Washington-Jones — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Maria Van Staden — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Phylis Ephena Matthews — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Rev Kathleen Ann Wren — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Rev Mercy Wanjiru Mwaniki — appointed Jan. 1, 2025