The Shropshire County Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

The Shropshire County Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in December 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 02996091). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Shropshire County Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £126k and spending of £137k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £89k to £126k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Shropshire County Federation of 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 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monmouthshire Show Society Limited (£126k), Neon Dance Limited (£126k) and Wow Youth Musical Theatre (£126k).

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.