# THE MOTHERS' UNION - GLOUCESTER DIOCESE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 249912
- **Other names:** THE MOTHERS' UNION - (DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER BRANCH)
- **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=249912


## Contact

- **Address:** 7A Millers Green, GLOUCESTER
- **Postcode:** GL1 2BN
- **Phone:** 01452528621
- **Email:** info@mugloucester.org.uk
- **Website:** www.mugloucester.org.uk



## 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 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:** Help is given by members to the Prison Play Area at Leyhill Prison; to the Mother and Baby Unit at Eastwood Park Prison; to Parenting Courses and to a Child Contact Centre at Cheltenham and at Gloucester. Some branches run mother and toddler groups in their parishes and some assist with marriage preparation courses and run lunch clubs for the elderly.

**Area of benefit:** DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £64188 | £58586 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £61563 | £53858 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £77285 | £64304 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £64477 | £56540 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £52047 | £43556 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Doreen Mclellan** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Brenda Christine Davitt — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Caroline Winter — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Gemma McLean-Mair — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Geraldine Mary Jacobs — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- KATHLEEN COTTEY — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Margaret Edwards — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Margaret Elizabeth Thomas — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- PETER JOHN COTTEY — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- Rebecca Phillips — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Rev Elizabeth Palin — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Ruth Creighton — appointed Jan. 26, 2022
- Vivienne Garland — appointed Jan. 1, 2025