BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES CIO

Charity number: 1210222
Recently registered

Charity overview

This charity has been recently registered - it does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides coordination for the WI in Buckinghamshire; advances the education of women and girls in important local and national political and social issues, music, drama and other cultural subjects, agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health and social welfare; promotes sustainable development; advances health and advances citizenship by promoting civic responsibility and volunteering.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Milton Keynes

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2024: CIO registration
  • 20 November 2025: Funds received from 1015895 MARSWORTH WOMENS INSTITUTE
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Joycelyn Elisabeth Cull Chair 01 May 2014
None on record
SUSAN ELIZABETH Hamp Trustee 26 September 2024
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
Received: On time
PADBURY VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
Kim Deborah Edwards Trustee 01 August 2024
None on record
Mary Christine Chapman Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Christine Richardson Trustee 25 April 2024
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
Received: On time
Jennifer Maureen Burton Trustee 12 May 2020
None on record
Linda Mary Nicholls Trustee 05 September 2019
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
Received: On time
Carole Green Trustee 12 February 2019
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
Received: On time
Margaret Kaye Trustee 04 May 2017
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
Received: On time
VILLAGE HALL
Received: On time
THELMA KAY SACKMAN Trustee 27 April 2016
None on record
Lynn Elizabeth Foster Trustee 01 May 2014
None on record

Financial history

This charity was registered recently. It does not have to provide information until 10 months after its first financial period.

Accounts and annual returns

This is a newly registered charity - accounts and annual return not required yet. The charity does not need to update its information until 10 months after its first financial period ends.

Governing document

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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 26 Sep 2024

Charitable objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MOVEMENT IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE. 3.2 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 USE 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. 3.3 IN CLAUSE 3.2 "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. 3.4 THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION SEEKS TO GIVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OF DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, AND OF PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THOSE IDEALS FOR WHICH THE WOMEN?S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION STANDS.

Contact information

Address:
BFWI
BELL BUSINESS PARK
SMEATON CLOSE
AYLESBURY
HP19 8JR
Phone:
01296767876
Email:
hq@bucksfwi.org.uk
Website:

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