EAST YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES

Registered charity 1010322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The WI is a non-political, non-sectarian organisation whose aim is to educate women to enable them to provide an effective role in the community, to expand their horizons and to develop and pass on important skills.

Objects

TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMENS INSTITUTE MOVEMENT IN EAST YORKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: EAST YORKSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit for the year of £932, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £101,539. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that membership remains steady and the federation is thriving. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of operating costs plus redundancy payments, which the accounts indicate are currently sufficient.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months’ operating costs plus staff redundancy payments (held: £102k)

“The amount of the reserve will comprise: (a) 6 months’ operating costs of East Yorkshire Federation WI (“the Company”), based on actual costs over the preceding 12 months, and (b) the cost of staff redundancy payments should such become unavoidable.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02682463 · Financial health read from its filings

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

WRIGHTSON, Rachel — director, appointed 26/04/2026on trustee list
SHIELDS, Margaret Ann — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
DEIGHTON, Julia — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
SOUTHALL, Chrissie — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
WILLIAMS, Dawn — director, appointed 04/09/2024on trustee list
BERRY, Amanda — director, appointed 03/07/2024on trustee list
MEFFEN, Ann — director, appointed 30/06/2024on trustee list
HARRIS, Rachel — director, appointed 30/06/2024on trustee list
WAUDBY, Fran — director, appointed 14/04/2022on trustee list
COWLAM, Gillian — director, appointed 12/04/2022on trustee list
SNOWDEN, Christine — director, appointed 14/04/2020on trustee list
JENNISON, Shirley Ann — secretary, appointed 04/01/2018

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rachel Harrischair · trustee of 1 other charity
Ann Meffen
Chrissie Southall
Dawn Williams
Fran Waudby
Gillian Cowlam
Julia Lyn Deighton
Rachel Wrightson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£76k
31/12/2024	£81k	£75k
31/12/2023	£76k	£80k
31/12/2022	£72k	£75k
31/12/2021	£60k	£60k

Common questions

Is EAST YORKSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit for the year of £932, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £101,539. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that membership remains steady and the federation is thriving. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of operating costs plus redundancy payments, which the accounts indicate are currently sufficient. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/04/2015	£3k	Inspiring women to bring Health and Happiness to rural areas
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/05/2005	£143	"East Yorkshire Federation Of Womens Institutes Will Use An Award To Commemorate The V.E. Celebrations By Organising A Visit To Elvington Air"
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/05/2005	£2k	Visit to Yorkshire Air Museum