Porthleven Womens Institute

Analysis

Porthleven Womens Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Porthleven Womens Institute reported income of £13k and spending of £9,520, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £864 to £13k (+1391%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Porthleven Womens Institute sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broughton Astley Drama Society (£13k), Oldcotes Village Hall (£13k) and Braughing Old Boys School Community Trust (£13k).