Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes

Analysis

Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes reported income of £52k and spending of £61k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £37k to £52k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Chamber Music Festival Trust (£52k), West Kirby Musical Theatre Company (£52k) and Kinver Light Operatic Society (£52k).