Federation of Essex Women's Institutes

Analysis

Federation of Essex Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02747046). It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Federation of Essex Women's Institutes reported income of £129k and spending of £150k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £169k to £129k (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Federation of Essex Women's Institutes sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noel Coward Archive Trust (£129k), The Staffordshire County Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£129k) and Hillcrest Community Partnership (£129k).