Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in June 1993, 33 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 02822778). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £204k and spending of £213k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £53k to £204k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The School of Historical Dress Limited (£204k), Melin Daron Cyf (£205k) and Concerteenies (£204k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.