Registered charity · Ilford
The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford)
The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chelmsford) is a registered charity (number 249736) based in Ilford, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £104k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Cdmu (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £104k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- muchelmsford.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£104k£91k
- 2024£89k£84k
- 2023£89k£84k
Earlier years
- 2022£62k£69k
- 2021£72k£66k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 26%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE MOTHERS UNION IS A WORLD-WIDE SOCIETY WHOSE AIM IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE SPHERE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE;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 HELP THOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY
Grants received
16 grants · £173,609 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £100,000
- Essex Community Foundation · £50,972 (8 grants)
- Ministry of Justice · £12,809 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £9,828
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Caroline Elizabeth Wheeler since 2025
- Gillian Mary Hambleton since 2025
- Maxine Elizabeth Paul since 2022
- Rosemary Margaret Gorton since 2022
- Tricia Mccarthy since 2017
- Vivien Chapman since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Tricia Mccarthy since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Caroline Elizabeth Wheeler since 2025
- Gillian Mary Hambleton since 2025
- Maxine Elizabeth Paul since 2022
- Tricia Mccarthy since 2017
Portfolio (2)
- Rosemary Margaret Gorton since 2022
- Vivien Chapman since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 249736
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 21/10/1975
- Contact on the register
- 07889433925 · CDMUtreasurer@outlook.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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