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Registered charity · Brighton

The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chichester) Branch

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £63k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Education/training, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
Where
East Sussex, West Sussex
Website
www.chichestermu.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1966

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£63k£59k
  • 2024£71k£66k
  • 2023£76k£70k
Earlier years
  • 2022£59k£60k
  • 2021£64k£58k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO UPHOLD CHRISTS TEACHINGS 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 WIDER FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS,UNITED IN PRAYER,WORSHIP AND SERVICE. 4.TO PROMOTE CONDITIONS IN SOCIETY FAVOURABLE TO STBLE FAMILY LIFE AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. 5.TO HELP THOSE WHOSE FAMILY LIFE HAS MET WITH ADVERSITY.

Grants received

3 grants · £7,290 total

360Giving 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

  • Ministry of Justice · £7,290 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Ministry of Justice £2,6702020-01-01
  • Ministry of Justice £2,8052019-04-01
  • Ministry of Justice £1,8152018-04-01
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.

8 trustees on the board

2.9y median 2.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 8Education/training 7Overseas Aid/famine Relief 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£63k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
249826
Status
Registered
Governing document
ROYAL CHARTER AND BYELAWS OF THE MOTHERS' UNION AND CONSTITUTION OF 1 JANUARY 2023 AS AMENDED ON 10 MAY 2024
Contact on the register
01273 041399 · chichester.diocese@mothersunion.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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