THE MOTHERS' UNION (SOUTHWARK DIOCESE)

Charity number: 249815
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Demonstrating the Christian faith in action through work with families and communities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £60,387
Total expenditure: £65,396

People

12 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Croydon
  • Greenwich
  • Kingston Upon Thames
  • Lambeth
  • Lewisham
  • Merton
  • Southwark
  • Surrey
  • Sutton
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 October 1966: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE MOTHERS' UNION (DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK BRANCH) (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Moira Greenfield Trustee 07 May 2025
None on record
Susan Lesley Newman Trustee 25 February 2025
None on record
JENNIFER DAVIS Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Susan Margaret Betts Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Yemi Ojumu Trustee 18 February 2023
None on record
Roseline Okiti Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Margaret Elizabeth Fitch Trustee 01 January 2022
None on record
Dr Ursula Hodges Trustee 09 February 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW'S HAM
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE OF ST BARNABAS
Received: On time
Joyce Morrall Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record
Susan Gibbin Trustee 03 June 2019
THE CHARITY OF MISS JANE ANNIE ASPREY
Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF ROBERT GEORGE JOYCE
Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF ALEXANDER RUMSEY
Received: On time
THE CHARITY OF CHARLES ASPREY
Received: On time
Catherine Rosemary Brown Trustee 01 January 2019
None on record
PENNY LOCHEAD Trustee 01 January 2016
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HORLEY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £56.51k £60.40k £57.37k £70.77k £60.39k
Total expenditure £62.00k £70.66k £62.11k £67.92k £65.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 16 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 16 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 25 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 21/10/1975

Charitable 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.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK.

Contact information

Address:
SOUTHWARK MOTHERS' UNION OFFICE
TRINITY HOUSE
4 CHAPEL COURT
LONDON
SE1 1HW
Phone:
02079399459
Email:
mu@southwark.anglican.org
Website:

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