THE CHESHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES

Charity number: 1044383
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities. The WI is a democratic, non-sectarian and non-party political organisation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £137,121
Total expenditure: £143,821

People

13 Trustee(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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Halton
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Warrington
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 February 1995: Standard registration
  • 19 June 2017: Funds received from 1021689 WEAVERHAM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
  • 11 May 2021: Funds received from 1023039 SALE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
  • 16 July 2021: Funds received from 702284 MICKLE TRAFFORD AND DISTRICT WOMENS INSTITUTE
  • 28 June 2022: Funds received from 1021792 HOOTON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
  • 06 June 2023: Funds received from 1021802 HENBURY AND DISTRICT WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CHESHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES (Working name)
Company number:
03013730 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Selina Ann Prescott Chair 19 March 2022
LYMM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Received: On time
Helen Tyrrell Trustee 15 October 2024
None on record
Beverley June Langham Trustee 26 March 2024
None on record
Susan Bentley Trustee 29 March 2023
None on record
Vivien Lee Trustee 16 April 2021
None on record
Patricia Jones Trustee 16 April 2021
None on record
Susan Leicester Trustee 07 September 2019
None on record
ALIA BANKS EL ASMAR Trustee 16 April 2019
None on record
Wendy Morris Trustee 16 April 2019
None on record
ELIZABETH ANN PYE Trustee 16 January 2018
None on record
NORMA DENT Trustee 17 March 2015
None on record
JEAN HARDING Trustee 16 September 2014
CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY CIO
Received: On time
ANN BECKETT Trustee 16 September 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £177.82k £163.53k £97.41k £120.87k £137.12k
Total expenditure £172.54k £132.84k £80.66k £111.51k £143.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £18.68k 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 30 September 2023 22 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 22 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 04 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 04 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 12 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 12 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 02 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 02 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 03 August 2020 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2019 03 August 2020 4 days late 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/01/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 11/03/03 & 9/03/04. NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14/03/2014

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMENS INSTITUTE MOVEMENT IN CHESHIRE COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit

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

CHESHIRE

Contact information

Address:
11 WHITE FRIARS
CHESTER
CH1 1NZ
Phone:
01244347462
Email:
info@cheshirewi.org.uk
Website:

www.cheshirewi.org.uk Open in new window