LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Registered charity 1016766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Federation oversees 109 WIs throughout Leicestershire and Rutland, organising educational courses in crafts, public affairs, health and wellbeing, sport and other areas, aimed at providing women with the opportunity to maximise their enjoyment of life and involvement in the local community.

Objects

TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MOVEMENT IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit: LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£107k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £34,272 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £277,217. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient level of reserves to ensure continuity of LRFWI's activities (held: £265k)

“We aim to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to ensure continuity of LRFWI's activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02769771

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.

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND FEDERATION WI — corporate director, appointed 20/04/2026not on trustee list
FOLLOWS, Judith Mary — director, appointed 20/04/2026on trustee list
CUTLER, Mandy Sue — director, appointed 16/07/2024on trustee list
HOBBS, Frances Mary — director, appointed 29/03/2019on trustee list
KIRK, Janet Mary — director, appointed 12/03/2011on trustee list
WOOLLARD, Susan — director, appointed 01/04/1999on trustee list
HOBBS, Frances Mary — secretary, appointed 28/03/2024

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (09/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

GLENICE RITA WIGNALLchair
Gail Wooliscroft
JANET KIRK
Judith Follows
MANDY CUTLER
Mary Hobbs
SUSAN LOBB
SUSAN MARIAN KIRK · trustee of 1 other charity
SUSAN WOOLLARD

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£107k	£143k
31/08/2024	£134k	£125k
31/08/2023	£107k	£103k
31/08/2022	£112k	£102k
31/08/2021	£66k	£57k

Common questions

Is LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net decrease in funds of £34,272 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total net assets of £277,217. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. 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	01/10/2014	£4k	Computer Training Suite for the benefit of all our members.
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/12/2006	£4k	Blenheim and the Churchill's/Discover Oxford
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/05/2006	£50k	"Leicestershire and Rutland Wild Flower Survey"

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.

NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE income £122k
WOMEN'S INSTITUTES - GLOUCESTERSHIRE FEDERATION income £226k
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS income £134k
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN income £4.0m
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (LRFC) income £119k
THE MIDDLESEX FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £258k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WOMEN'S INSTITUTES - GLOUCESTERSHIRE FEDERATION FY2025	£226k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF YOUNG FARMERS CLUBS FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (LRFC) FY2025	£119k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.