Bude Women's Institute

Analysis

Bude Women's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bude Women's Institute reported income of £16k and spending of £13k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,677 to £16k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Bude Women's Institute sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charles Burrell Museum (£16k), Ffrindiau Ysgol Pennant (£16k) and Stamford Choral Society (£16k).