Suffolk East Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

Suffolk East Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in August 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 02839087). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Suffolk East Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £87k and spending of £85k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £119k to £87k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Suffolk East Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (£87k), Community Albums (£87k) and Chester Music Society (£87k).