The Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

The Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 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 03004105). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £73k and spending of £78k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £43k to £73k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 120% 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 Northumberland Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lincoln's Inn Heritage Fund (£73k), Chipping Show Limited (£73k) and Manaton and East Dartmoor Theatre (£73k).

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.