Cowplain Women's Institute

Analysis

Cowplain Women's Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waterlooville. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cowplain Women's Institute reported income of £27k and spending of £26k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £27k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Cowplain Women's Institute sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Northumbrian Pipers' Society (£27k), Sussex Symphony Orchestra (£27k) and London Pro Arte Choir (£27k).