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The Cheshire Federation of Womens Institutes

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1044383ChesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£165k2025-09-30
Spending£153ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1995Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Cheshire Federation of Womens Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in February 1995, 31 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 03013730). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Cheshire Federation of Womens Institutes reported income of £165k and spending of £153k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £97k to £165k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Cheshire Federation of Womens Institutes sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cynon Valley Museum Trust (£165k), The RC Sherriff Rosebriars Trust (£165k) and The Stroud and Rodborough Educational Charity (£165k).

Income and spending

£0£42k£84k£126k£168k2021 Income: £97,4112021 Spending: £80,66220212022 Income: £120,8722022 Spending: £111,50920222023 Income: £137,1212023 Spending: £143,82120232024 Income: £168,2232024 Spending: £144,63020242025 Income: £164,9232025 Spending: £152,6322025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.The WI is a democratic, non-sectarian and non-party political organisation.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Cynon Valley Museum TrustAberdare£165k
The RC Sherriff Rosebriars TrustSurrey£165k
The Stroud and Rodborough Educational CharityDursley£165k
Institiwt CaernarfonGwynedd£165k