Polruan Women's Institute

Analysis

Polruan Women's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Polruan. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Polruan Women's Institute reported income of £25k and spending of £5,856, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,200 to £25k (+1960%), an average of +113% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 800%. Over the whole period it spent 51% 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, Polruan Women's Institute sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hypercharged Foundation (£25k), The Denise Cohen Charitable Trust (£25k) and The Brenda Lorraine Thomas Charitable Trust (£25k).