Thornton Hough Women's Institute

Analysis

Thornton Hough Women's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Thornton Hough Women's Institute reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £24k to £15k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Thornton Hough Women's Institute sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% 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 Oriel Singers of Cheltenham (£15k), Friends of Deddington Library (£15k) and Village Hall (£15k).