The Edith Bankes Memorial Institute

Analysis

The Edith Bankes Memorial Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mold. It was registered in July 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Edith Bankes Memorial Institute reported income of £18k and spending of £14k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £22k to £18k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Edith Bankes Memorial Institute sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fareham Philharmonic Society (£18k), Oakhanger Village Hall (£18k) and The Whips (£18k).