# THE MOTHERS' UNION - (DIOCESE OF ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH BRANCH)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249726
- **Other names:** MU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 1966
- **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=249726


## Contact

- **Address:** Field View, Hadleigh Road, Holton St. Mary, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO7 6NP
- **Phone:** 01728 748365
- **Email:** Jeanette.Appleton@mothersunion.org
- **Website:** musuffolk.org.uk



## Activities

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

**Activities:** Mothers' Union is a Christian mission organization working through it's membership to support families and communities around the world.  Our Vision is of a world where God's love is shown through loving, respectful and flourishing relationships.  The aim and purpose is to demonstrate the Christian faith in action by transformation of communities worldwide through the nurture of families.

**Area of benefit:** (DIOCESE OF ST. EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH)




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £39284 | £49844 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £45651 | £41904 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £39792 | £36692 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £44121 | £37170 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £18700 | £17910 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Clare Thomas — appointed Nov. 4, 2024
- Jeanette Appleton — appointed Dec. 12, 2019
- Rev Alan Forsdike — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Rev Alison Alder — appointed Jan. 1, 2025