SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Charity number: 1025356
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The main purposes of the WI organisation are to enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public question, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare. Working together to put into practice these ideals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £107,781
Total expenditure: £121,552

People

11 Trustee(s)

350 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 August 1993: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • SEFWI (Working name)
Company number:
02839087 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christina Mary Hurley Chair 05 March 2019
None on record
Karen Ann Last Trustee 05 March 2025
None on record
Catherine Anne Peacher Trustee 04 March 2025
None on record
Diana Rosemary Totten Trustee 01 June 2024
None on record
Jennifer Wightman Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
Alice Robertson Trustee 07 March 2023
None on record
JENNIFER ELIZABETH PEARSON Trustee 04 March 2022
EARL SOHAM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Received: On time
MID SUFFOLK CARRIAGE DRIVING FOR THE DISABLED
Received: On time
Anita Scruby Trustee 10 December 2019
None on record
Lynda Leesmith Trustee 06 March 2018
None on record
WENDY JUNE HEATH Trustee 30 April 2013
None on record
MRS V HARTILL Trustee
NACTON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2019 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £341.08k £140.91k £119.00k £174.88k £107.78k
Total expenditure £345.58k £148.49k £122.08k £193.78k £121.55k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k 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 October 2023 01 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 01 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 27 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 27 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 26 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 26 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 23 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 23 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2019 28 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2019 28 July 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/07/1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/02/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/02/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/2014

Charitable objects

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE: (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) (I) LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPORTANCE; (II) MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS; AND (III) ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE (B) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT US OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND (II) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION (C) TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND (D) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.

Area of benefit

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

IN PRACTICE EAST SUFFOLK

Contact information

Address:
22 ORFORD STREET
IPSWICH
IP1 3NS
Phone:
01473251632
Email:
office@sefwi.org.uk
Website:

www.sefwi.org.uk Open in new window