The West Sussex County Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

The West Sussex County Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in April 1994, 32 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 02917631). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The West Sussex County Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £138k and spending of £110k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £129k to £138k (+6.8%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 950%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, The West Sussex County Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lydney Town Hall Trust (£138k), The Pater Hall Community Trust (£138k) and forum+ (£138k).