SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
The main purposes of the WI organisation are to enable women to improve and develop conditions of rural life, to advance their education in citizenship, in public question, in music, drama and other cultural subjects and in all branches of agriculture, handicrafts, home economics, health and social welfare. Working together to put into practice these ideals.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,099 for the year ended 31 October 2024, driven by an unrealised investment gain of £10,224 which offset a deficit on ordinary activities of £4,125. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £211,289, which the trustees note is higher than their stated policy target of one year's ordinary expenditure (approximately £77,000). However, the trustees acknowledge that the Federation is currently experiencing financial difficulty, with an interim budget projecting a deficit of £14,250 for the current financial year.
What the accounts disclose
“the Trustees have set a reserves policy of holding around one year's ordinary expenditure in general funds to cover a sudden loss of income” — page 5
Trustees
- JENNIFER ELIZABETH PEARSONchair
- Alice Robertson
- Anita Scruby
- Cindy Lawes
- Diana Rosemary Totten
- Jennifer Wightman
- Lynda Leesmith
- WENDY JUNE HEATH
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £87k | £85k |
| 31/10/2024 | £110k | £114k |
| 31/10/2023 | £108k | £122k |
| 31/10/2022 | £175k | £194k |
| 31/10/2021 | £119k | £122k |
Common questions
Is SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £6,099 for the year ended 31 October 2024, driven by an unrealised investment gain of £10,224 which offset a deficit on ordinary activities of £4,125. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £211,289, which the trustees note is higher than their stated policy target of one year's ordinary expenditure (approximately £77,000). However, the trustees acknowledge that the Federation is currently experiencing financial difficulty, with an interim budget projecting a deficit of £14,250 for the current financial year. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/11/2009 | £8k | SEFWI Training Kitchen |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/02/2003 | £22k | "Suffolk Changing Landscape" |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES | £87k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FEDERATION OF ESSEX WOMEN'S INSTITUTES | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN | £4.0m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES | £233k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOMEN'S INSTITUTES - GLOUCESTERSHIRE FEDERATION | £226k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |