Jessie Hughes Institute

Analysis

Jessie Hughes Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jessie Hughes Institute reported income of £27k and spending of £20k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £44k to £27k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Jessie Hughes 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 Westminster Decorative and Fine Arts Society (£27k), Offton and Willisham Village Hall (£27k) and The Phoenix Concert Band and Instrumental Ensembles (£27k).