Mothers, Chrlstian care for famllies MOTHERS. UNION (DIOCESE OF sr ALBANSI Rogistor•J charrty 249814 TRUSTEESANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forthe year ended 31 DECEMBER 2024
MOTHEKV UNK IDIOCEse OF ST ALBANSI Truslg88 Annual Rpwi and Flnanc5al 8tatomoftt• Fofthe ear ended 31 DerwtM 2024 coKrENTS P8 Tru$tee8' Annu* Report hdeFendent Examin8rf8 Raport io 8aLqrKo Sheet 12 1>18 MB.. In th• rwrt'Th• AIoih•rt Unloo.
MOYHEIIS IAIION IEIOCESE OF ST ALBAIISI Tru¥tee• Annual Report •nd Fin•nci•l Stat•m•ftts F¢N the yèar end8d 31 Dec1[ 2024 Charlty rngi8tratl¢n Antr 249814 Prin¢ipal off 140 Norfh Ro•J HertfDrdshlr SG1428Z 07438 474225 mu8tslb•n•Qgm•il.wm Tiu•te•s Eliubvth Flthrn Vk¢ prnsld•nt JAn•t IlcKlnn•y Chri8 Pow•ll ArnJ•n•t Wr IArn K•thi• L•lly ppoiTht•d 1 J•nuy 2024. nJvJ 31 D•¢•mber20241 Mv• thnet D•an Wppolnt•d 7 Octob•r 20241 Tr••sur•r Burbhlg• Mr. Dawd Idlthj JApril 20241 Iwolntsl 24 May 20241 Mr Coln 81rd BkO b8rcl•y• Bank plc PO Box 104 18118 St Stwt StAlbAns Hwtftyd$hlr• AL340Z Indep•ndent •x•mln•r T0ryThurY
MOTHERS. UNION {DIOCESE OF8T ALBANSI TRU8TEe8 ANNUAL REPORT Futhe yaarended 31 D¢¢embei 2W24 Vlce Pr•8ld•ne• R•vl•w of th• y•ar the third year of the Trthnlum 22-24 [$ to th& r•ts"remant of our Dh)xsan PreJtht end ol February, Ouf Trusts& Board then of a VKe Preshlent. 4 Trustees lour NlIne Edttor being CtrOPknY fe¢ one yeao. one ObseTher anil Chapknin have met r•gu18fty to promot• tha vmion of Mothorn. Union IMUI of a world whgra Gorts km * shn through bvlno, re¥pthil Ih)ur&%hlno latIonShi[4 the woM0n of Chrtytian family values 2024 thero wor¢ 637 rnYtsBofwhKh 306 merr In addttiory we ld FrndS lFIl. All membern. except for the PC$5 Pakl an annud $ub8cdptlon of £39 of which £23 was s8nt to Mary Sumner HcMts8 Ination headquart•r8}. Th8 Irwd of br4nth•6 ck)&n9 and nknithg ¢Jn to Dkt•8•n m8mb•n GYoup• or Individud Dioce8an Mènknrnhp ntInUed Reducéd intsJn from b$CriptIO feBulted In thè isK)n lo hire Of offic• at Hill. 8t ban$ Gratefvl thanks go to Davld Burt)khJ•, our Dk<w TaUrr. v11. unfortunatsty at th8 of nI, and olin WhO agrmd to take over th 480 thank Brenda CA)tUe, our Mue Meneger, Ellie Perkim. who nJM our 'Aw8y From rt Air IAFIA) holidtyi snd all thg tru$t••B, officers and at D8$an. CbJ5ter. Gp b8vel8 t their ¢ontlnuod wp dedleatlon to the of MU Octot•r ny#df tnJste• Jarnt wtth 3 Blslw 8nd the nIOr Thoc•8an Cleryy, an<1 In November. on l)8hf of the dlc4xe. I gtterJgd a pro¥in¢ial meeting ai Hbgh L&igh Icantsrbury Provine•J A prortIOn of Bwd ma•tin w•r• hd ¥r Zoom Ind 2 Di3ce8an me8tlngJ. open to all morthrs, were h•ld. induding our Annual Gener Meetlng In November Ithe June Iwing been (wrdled) At this neling Jan t IObser¥ei) was prOvj a& a Tntee and of Kathi8 lalty as o>opt•J TNstaO for 2tr24 wa8 K¢eptsd AA 41¥# 3 issues of knlIne. oui ¢Jc<8an noJ8tin• InVatsle tod for pir4 them up to dats Ihe wh1¢ v•rty of our proJe¢ts ', gr8aty Indebtsd to our gditrff KJthi• L81 Outroach projttts ¥doIng frullful TalatkShjpJ wlth 4 worn.6 refvJe5. supplying stortor kBcks for wcrfnen moving on into tho ¢ommunrty cctsInng lJtthon ut8nsll8, bJdlng tc havodonatsj b&J*Jing tr usewithii the refuge•s and
d$0 Ea$tef eggs, Advent Calendars and we have Ilnanc&d eoachÉs for outings We also supply goods 10 the Aioie8 whO sUPPCrft of Modem-O¥y Sl•v•ry We have oxton8Ne with 6 hoipits18 kxkn1tled lewn for n60• Mtsl tynd children's units. activity bags, soft tOyB for children unde49 stTrBsfulprocedur•s Kn t4ks garments are also pvided fof overseas work. Iltarn 6ts11prDv•Jin9 SUPPOrt Ukrain18n refugee famil and Chri6tm8s szthfrjr PFWW& l am tnjly 9ratstul lor tha aWsden¢our8g•ment of the marnber8 At all ve18. We wntinue b addf•SS thè d4vJ of our dedwking a n d aging m•mb•rship and pray th8t we are able to do fjod'$ wtsrk in our thur¢h$. bcal mmUnItI. nationally and tematlonally In th• y•ars to comé.
MOTHERS, UNION IDIOCESE OF 8T ALBANSI TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Forthe yearended 31 tsrtrf2024 ¢on•tltuth7n and rnlB•k>n The name olthe tharty thets. lon." StAlbans Dlfxsg It 15 an unwThiryorJt regi8t•red u drIty nunl)er 249814. r( * affilKgtgd tha Molhers Unlon. 4 chartty IrpOratsd L¥ Gharter Ichanty no 24053 11 throu Tts shared aim aThJ purpose. and ty vlrbje of rts awrt8rKe a5 an affilmts by the Centr drrty and odherenc6 to the rul88 and of the M¢ment TIE Mottws. Unh)n in tho Dknce88 of St Alb8n8 dra rts mèrntsrship fmm and operatss ¥thin Hgrtfwtshlre and Bedforfshire In the area Corresn0 to the of Enoland Duesèof St Ab)s Mernb&rship 1$ open lo all nwn and woThn WFKJ have been bapted in narm of the Hoty 8nd who $upport th• Vi811)n and Aim and PUrpoSeThe Moth•rn' Union It ¢ aL open to Fr. a c•tsg of non-votlr4J membershlp fur those who Bupwrttho Viskn ¥nd AJM and Purpose ofTh• Mother5 Union but not. CK do not wlsh to. bth>)me fvll membern TfU5tg05 we èlthd by the membèrship on 4 tnenThal bas. after of norThaln and voting Truttees r serve no more CorwUt threwear tsmN in kny one offic8 ty r•SFoTrsibility (thè essence oftyjr workl Our vl$h)n * of a worbj th•r• Gorfi kp48 throiw ktng. •rKI IlournhiTra relatiorhlps kn) & PLFfFW (¥•that we wart to xhv4•} To dOn$t18 th• Chr18tkn falth h ty tr• trarfomwtlon of ethimuniti through the nurthro of lamty In mny forn l. To pr(xrth and •upport Fif• 2 ToerKouray rnnts N) thelr rol& to dwoknp of their chkl 3 To maintain o wori(hM"de fe1thhp ofchristiani unrtgj in wayor. worslM"p arld 5orvlc•. 4 To pr0t condltion8 in 80¢ty fwournbkn to stsble f• kf• th• protectiC of chlldren S. To halp thos• ¥thrA8 fsrft If• ho8 r wth •Jver81ty Mothers UnN)n * ftrmty rootgd ui a v0ltsry oth0& Its 90NwrHn. ¢jetship xtlvlti are dft by and Und&tak by Its
MOThÈRg' UNION IDIOCESE OF ST ALWISI TRUSTEES ANNUAL AEpoirr Forthe yw onded 31 Del 2024 Mother5, UnK)n the txo of St Allans s a dBty aTra. as Jth, i& raqulred by the ¢harlty Commlsskn to have a the rnswve8 (ff rrK¢ey thot rt retsins. Responsibility for •sth¥ appropriate Resttw Polw * wrth thè Tstee$. Trust must te abte to demonstrate why the Ik11ng of a partiCur of reserves % rloht for th& chty, LyTeference to th• chanty$ ujrrent and WOSFrt MU Diocese of St. Ajbans has hvo m•jor Sour of fijnds . merrthrn, subscn"pbon8 and th• rnOn rais•d for skxafic MU funds Som• or 'R¢strrted" {Th)n for MU Fund6 are rad by MU DK¢e6e of St. Afrn8 for orward transm81( to M0¥ un. MU of 8t. Ajbans h88 no oro)mg IMbilrtM n resFrtt of the projects fvrO&1 VA) thwe mnies, for which the Mothgr¥ UnTh MU Dictese of St. also has rts c¥m Restrthl 1xamp.. Away Frorn tt Al lAF1, heks lor regulaty approv•J dk£8san woJe¢ts)r whth th8rn are no c4)golng ILabllMo5 because arky exwNJltur& onty aw8L8 the rec•fv•d for th81 There d no need for MU DILwe of St to m•intsin ffeg In rwe¢t of th• r•rtrlcW fvnds. Any b4ne¢S Jld ¥houhJ be Sh¥n kn tho n1 ul$e of MU of St AbanB * leBp)nb for Iting and Purpose of The Mothers. Unkm and currènt eXF•nse8 are budw In Ilne 7hith the eXpd Irwnx from mmbw5 Th? nurnr of falllng, It•y Iw taken b match os ect bas• to tha lower I1. KIU D of St AJbsn8 wl8h to 1nl trot actlvitle8, whieh a Iso undwyn Ihe fvThJ4•18ing 1¥1111. and rel8in 8 Iimit•d fl•xlbllity to gnd stsrt new proJe¢ts The Motherf Un¢(ffl il ¢hangirvJ. MLI DiOreOfSt AbanE must algo r•tsln sonx Il•xlbilrty ffj iewt of tl xtMtseB that te rnquired of rt in th8 fibture HavlNJ dtse regard to thè preSt t>rtion of MU Dixase of Sl Abans. i serVeS polw whlch retains of the currwrt annual of expdrturt. extluding rnovam•nts in fvnth, thoughtto be appropriBte This p)fw alw aFpl* to fvrKl$ hekl ty c4Jr brnIh
MOTHERS. UNION IDIOCESE OF ST ALBAMSI rRUSTEE$ ANNUAL REPORT the year eThJed 31 Derter 2024 Trustre's TesporEibilities in re181ion to the financ¢al statements L&Y applicable to chanties in England and INales requires the Trnstees to prepare fln8n¢ial statements for each financial year whKh give 8 true and fair view of the financi81 &tMties of the charity and the group at the eTrJ of the Y In preparing those financi81 st8tements the Tntstses are required to.. Select siitabl8 a¢xountlng Follcles and then apY them corsi5terrtty M8keJudgemetrts and estknates that are reasonable 8ThJ fff4Klent. State vthether applabie a0Untj st8nd8rds and ststements of recommendfgj practice h8ve been folk)wed. subjert to any departures dlsclosed and explained in the accounts, aThJ, Prepare the Ilnancial ststements on 8 going coneeffl basls unless rt s approprfate to presume that the charity wlll not ¢¢tInUe in operatlon. The Trustees are r8spon$lble for keeplrrd accountlN4 reconts whlch dtsch)se reasonable accuracy 8t any time the flnaneial posltlon of the charfty and enable them to ensure that the flnancial statements compty vAth the Charitle5 Act 2011 They are aLso responsible for safffjuardiryJ the assets of (arity 8fKI h8nce for taking reasonable sts for the weventic and detectlon offr8ud aThJ LYeach8s of law and iggulaiion. Approved by the Tfusttss aThl SI1 on th¢K hair by Trustso.. Jarnt Dattr. n• 2025
MOTHERS UNION IDIOCe5E OF ST ALBANS) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Report to the trurtè¥ of MOTHERW UNION IDIOCE8E OF ST ALBANSI on th• a¢¢ounti 8•t out on pag•$ 10 to 18 for thè y•ar ended 31 DeMtsr 2024 I report trj the trStee5 on my ex&nination of the accounts the above charfty I'lhe TrLBr) for the year ended 31 De(mbor 2024. As the charlty trustees of the Trust you are r¢SnSite for the FY8parati of the accounts In accordance wlth the requirements of the Chaiities A£t 2011 Clhe Act") I report in re¥G of my examln8ilC of the Tntst's counts rArriwJ out urnler seciic¥) 145 of the 2011 kt and in canyiNJ out my examination. I haNp followed the applicable Directlorts gNen by the Chanty Commission under Secti 145{5)(bl of the ALt. I have completed my ex8mlrntlon. I wnfimi that no mterlal have come lo my attention in connection V•ryth the ex8mInatlc tpthlch gl¥es me case to belleve that In. any material respect.. •a¢counting records were not kept in ith Se¢1k 130 of the fv£t or .kne accounts do not accord 1th tho accountiry records I have no concems and haN com rn no other In connecaion Vfjth the examlnatlon to whlch atterrtlcfi shoukl be drawn In order to enable i Frfoper understandlng of th8 untS to b8 reached. 84•11 ol Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•r'• rt•t•m•nt My ex8mlnatlon w85 carr18d out In aOrdInee V4ith General Dlre(*lons glven by the Chartty Commkssloners An examinatSon includ85 8 of the accountlng ra¢ords kept by the Charity and a corrwnson of the CoUnts K¥eserrt&J with those reconts 8fso indude5 considerailon of any unusual or disclosures in the and seekJ'ng expl8n8tlons from the tntstees corternry any sh ftwtters. The wocedwos undertsken do not provide all the evhjence that wouhj be requlred In an audm. and )eqUent I do Mt exF¥•ss an audh oplnknn on the acunts. 81gn•d.' Teny Thurfey Date. * Tery Thuffey 15 Hampden Cl rtwid( MK45 1FR
MOThERS' UNION IDIOCESE OF ST ALBAMS) STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTtvmES Forlh¥ y•ar •ndod 3I1D•e•mber 2024 R•gtrtet• 2024 Designated Fun ¢OIIING RESOURCES 24.843 24059 Donath)r¢J Fd 4.IXI 4.150 Tax Rthed on thJnatK 853 7.420 7.420 10,655 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES RESOURCES L18ED Subs kn MSH M.851 14,946 Ltsralw• Purch¥$•s 1828 Genernl & AdmLrlBtr¥l 13,496 1,975 1.297 Put4KthL*) Exp•n#•s 1.824 384 874 874 755 7,400 3,e67 2Q8J2 3ffi7 TOTAL RE8OURCES USED 28,993 38,393 NeT INCOMINGIOUTGOINGI RE8OURCE8 3.904 tlw TRANSFERS TO RE8ERVE8 BALAMCE8 BRIJUgHT FORWARD 192 10.gOY 30.118 34.687 8ALANCES CARRIED FORWAIID 23.143 10,929 4072 30.118
MOTHERS. UNION (DIOCESE OF ST ALBANSI STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ènded 31- Dewnber 2024 BALANCE SHEET 2024 2023 ACCUMULATED FUND Balance as at 1st January Surplusl(Dèfiritl for year 19,209 3934 20,858 -1,649 Balan¢e at 31st Dec•mber 23,143 19.209 RESEREs & OTHER FUNDS 10,929 10.909 TOTAL FUNDS 34,072 30,118 REPRESENTED BY: CBF Church of England Deposrt 818 15,000 15,000 Current Assets Bank Balances Dloces8n Branches bank balances 11,887 7,205 4,246 10,872 TOTAL FUNDS 34,072 30,118 The89 finan081 ststemerrts wère approved by the board on Yknt2025 si9d on bow of thè 8oard of Trustges TntBlee Janet Molthn•y
STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL Acw¥rnES Forthg yw endod 31- Ccernber 2024 BASIS OF PREPARATION Th&sÈ a(twnts ha¥• boen w•parY on tho i•e&pts p#ymknts ba kn¥8Btments * 8h)wn at mark value kn xcordanc• wKh wth the Ch•iibw AGt 2011. Bao1¥ af ceountlng The CoUnts have been prep8red en a aThJ paJTheth b# INCOMING RESOURCES Allo¢•tlon to •pKlfic fund As a charSty a8618d th IAothrn' Unknn, tho etharity rnlws coMgd8 m•mtws' iubseriptknns to ad the work of Th& Molhers. LlnloTr, LKthfrJr b wtyk •xlSx #$ 8p•o'k frJThd6 Other 8p8¢I1¢ fundi Ar&htth•work th'rectty bylhi8 cha, manyotwhth are inrfwbvo8 m common wtth othor r¢gb)nalMother8' Union ¢horlttO6 f$8y 9•09rSphic •r•• Don8bon8 and frJndravJirJ k)r 8pthle frjndi are aloed to I rdav8rt fvnd (ffi r•t. Htrw8¥or.th m4jority d actNitie$a tho tffj8n¢h 8rn th• Iwanth ffl•ml)ws in 98naral motiting docjd on lh¥ 4110¢oln bo8 wmc luThJ u¥ualy aftar the end ofthe r8knvanl ygar and submlt payThent Irom xal bank actwts reaux ofth• MOM, theitin Those rwMJrc88 ore alculod to 8peoffic fundA on T•x rnGlalm• on dortatknn• •nd 91ft• kncomlng l•% MIdl•d 8oFA kn •Dy•ar in whbth lh ar• rec•fv•d Tax Lqlm8 Arè not •lo¢aled tr) fiJn rA tJOt4¥08n ro•lTt•J wr88irti•J fuTrd• Volunts•r h•lp Th• of nyvolMrtary h recatr4eAI M not fftclude•J but * dC in Ihè tru•tee•' amu r•port InvMkn•nt Ineom• n•r81 fvnda or bohY••n re8itht•d and uNe8lrkt•d furMI• mattws IL
klOTHERSI LINICIIDIOCE$EOF ST ALBAN$) NOTES TO THE FIIIAPKFAL STA Tem ENT$ For IhE r 31 2024 1•tJan 119 2.923 2.217 5.789 -2.337 Away FTC IAH Sp8dd rag1rj rnaa'rrfJ MSH •)pe MSH g8nerai 54 -1.8 -1,213 -1.018 -1.820 425 it*ft & Ir•kTrJ Fur¥J lo9 9J18 10.929
AIOTHERV UNION loESE OF ST ALBANS) NOTES TO THE FIIiINCIAL STATEIIENTS Forthe year end•J 31 Oe(rrer 2024 Fund Ilamo Typ• Charil•ble Fund• 0rat•d by sl Alb•n8 DlX Dio¢•8•n Rose FuThJ Cth•r To p•y it•m• l•qd ty th• charty Fund Away From i AM Rosltert FN) ProiA•8 for tho "Away Fri>m l Af lAF) h)Uday 7hkh oNe• o rw(lel Lywk to f4mlK# that not hav• a kskday To rn••t lh• rA>¥t of • pknn•d ip•d•l ry FdI lor th• IAoth•rn U G•nornl RnJ IM8ry Sumner Jso) lh• g•nor•l op•ralltyhs ofTh• ilolh•N Unkn ChT8r¥aaB t3•n• Fund R••trlthd ffijnds to The MotrI Ikico to 8UPFQrt overn pffjaet& This $UPk$ awk1e ol $th•M . èrIval ¥sID Ih•y •T• l kng)wn•nbng •thitsou MSH Oh¢t Bw Sum Appear) BFttmlrb & All tyqlmnd Rath•d ProvbJ85 an1$ h)r 1x0its ffj the pro¥tr ofCant8thry W•* &tIond and York 14
MOTHE UNION IDIOC&8E OF ST ALBANS) NOTES TO THE A14ANCIAL STATEIAENTS For th8 year end1 31 Decernber 2tr24 Tho IAgther•' un? Ichenty rtgkllration numbpr 2405311 ¥ • c(mrLt•J p•ty 8h?rgd 8kn8 and oblectrve$ 8nd a simir consMJbtsft. Part of exh members subrip0n 8 8ub¥rlption forth• purp08•& of Thtr IloU)8r8' Un klgmbers. vc&Jrt¥ry lundr8V8mg * also 8lloc8ted li part to spedfic projects And causes of Th¢ Mo¢hern' unl T amounts r8Yaad and lo Th8 K4tsthtsrs UnKJn 8rq shown th• mMen1• li lyThJ$ Mi 1. Th• wJb6crylKn paym¢Dt lo Mwy Stsmn•r w £14 916 All public8tion$.lrfiritty¢ ond tther WJd8 ar• suppw ty MU Enterproes Limit•d fMLl&'l, t tr8dinq subs•Jry ofTh• Mothern UniLTrn. Ih•s• 1• are #hrmn f•par¥ldy In Ihg Slatement of Fknancial Actiwltes ISOFAI Th• MolherB awwks tr#)ing COWBe• and eonfBrence8, 1 Costs ofwhith sre ShrTr th• SOFA •• MSH Course8 and conf•rerKes 3 Sl•ff co•ts Th• charlty ha¢ rtrnt gmthJyee8 4 Qov•manc• ¢o#ts 2024 2023 IRthpni Examincn f 6 Trn•t•• •xp•nu• ExwI tts thJ4te•B thJrfrvJ the y•w and the nwDb•r of trt•t•os dainkn9 1th• •xpen 2024 2023 Number ollDJStee8 Truste08' •xp8rrf•s £873 £t81
IIOThER UNION IQI(KESE OF sr ALBAIISI NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPIEIITS For the ygar 8nd8d 3., tknwrtr 2(124 6 Flxl a88ots The ¢hrty vfflts$ off fixed 88tèt pur¢ha$88 undor É1.CW to tho OJce¥an R68etve on acgul&Yon. Cuts•nty thts chanty f1 a6sets Vith cost orvaluafkn ofo¥er £1.000