East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 October 2023, East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £68k and spending of £99k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2023, income grew from £57k to £68k (+19%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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, East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchestra for the Earth (£68k), British Association of Friends of Museums (£68k) and Spark 21 (£68k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.