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The Bleadon Women's Institute

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1162543AvonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£15k2025-08-30
Spending£15ksame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause51st pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2015Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Bleadon Women's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Avon. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Bleadon Women's Institute reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,264 to £15k (+258%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 436%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Bleadon Women's Institute sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liddell-Simpson Charitable Trust (£15k), Northleach Institute (£15k) and Horn Hill Village Hall and Institute (£15k).

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.

Income and spending

£0£8,137£16k£24k£33k2021 Income: £4,2642021 Spending: £5,68720212022 Income: £22,8722022 Spending: £10,17620222023 Income: £21,5152023 Spending: £32,54720232024 Income: £25,3992024 Spending: £26,78620242025 Income: £15,2462025 Spending: £15,2702025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Bleadon WI is a branch of the national womens institute in the UK. We are based in the village of Bleadon, Somerset and meet monthly to provide friendship, support, learning to Women The WI plays an unique role in providing women with education, build new skills, take part in activities and campaign on issues. We occasionally fund raise for local charities in line with the constitution

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Liddell-Simpson Charitable TrustLondon£15k
Northleach InstituteCheltenham£15k
Horn Hill Village Hall and InstituteOxfordshire£15k
Rotary Club of Chelmsford Mildmay Trust FundChelmsford£15k