BOWES BELLES WI

Registered charity 1199378 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide talks and activities on a range of themes such as women's health, food, gardening, craft, sport, science and the arts.

Objects

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):(I) LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPORTANCE;(II) MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS; AND(III) ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE;(B) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(I) EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENTUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND(II) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;(C) TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND(D) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.4. IN RULE 3 “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.5. THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION SEEKS TO GIVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OF DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, AND OF PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THOSE IDEALS FOR WHICH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION STANDS.

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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Registered contact address: Gateshead, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Katherine Watsonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alison Slaymaker
• CHRISTINE PARKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Debra Ritchie
• Denise Webber
• Gillian Cain
• Jill Armstrong
• Judith Russell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Marie Miley
• Norma Freeman
• Shirley Raad

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

Operates in: Gateshead

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