THE SHROPSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Registered charity 1042705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHROPSHIRE FEDERATION OF W I'S - SHROPSHIRE W I

Federation of Women's Institutes in Shropshire

Objects

TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MOVEMENT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE SHROPSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £14,947 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £351,886 to £336,939. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £131,004 are reasonable for fulfilling objectives and maintaining the office, though no specific policy target is defined. The charity remains in a position to continue operating with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/04/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• BRIDGET MARY THURGOODchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Jones
• Christine Williams
• Gillian Ann Booton
• Joanne Wardale
• Josephine Bennett
• June Mary Turner
• Lynda Oldham
• Sheila Langston
• Yvette Openshaw

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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