The Cambridge Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

The Cambridge Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2003, 23 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 04811643). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cambridge Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £66k and spending of £66k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £66k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Cambridge Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thakeham Village Hall (£66k), Sheringham Museum Norfolk Trust Ltd (£66k) and The Corsham Windband Association (£66k).