CLWYD-FLINTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Registered charity 217004 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CFFWI, FLINTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

The Charity coordinates and assists the work of the Women's Institutes in Flintshire whilst maintaining a link between the National Federation of Women's Institutes and other county federations. The Charity organises courses of instruction, exhibitions, lectures and other educational activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN CLWYD-FLINTSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE.

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF FLINT

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Flintshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£18k

Latest spending

£16k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £87,670, which is below its stated policy target of two years of running costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity operated with a net loss for the year, reducing its total funds from £89,149 to £87,670.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years of running costs (reserves figure: £88k)

“The trustees have determined that the charity should maintain reserves equivalent to at least two years of running costs.” — page 2

Per its FY2024 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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 10
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 8

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Sanderson
CHRISTINE MARGARET RENDALL · trustee of 1 other charity
Helen Rosemary Marsh
Janet Ann Henshaw
Julia Clay
Laraine Blythin
Linda Rees-Owen

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

Operates in: Flintshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£18k	£16k
31/12/2024	£28k	£29k
31/12/2023	£29k	£25k
31/12/2022	£24k	£28k
31/12/2021	£24k	£26k

Common questions

Is CLWYD-FLINTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £87,670, which is below its stated policy target of two years of running costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the examiner reported no matters requiring attention. The charity operated with a net loss for the year, reducing its total funds from £89,149 to £87,670. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES income £91k
THE WILTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £145k
THE LANCASHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES income £125k
DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £218k
CLWYD - DENBIGH FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £31k
BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £75k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CLWYD-FLINTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES	£18k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES FY2025	£91k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WILTSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025	£145k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES FY2025	£125k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025	£218k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CLWYD - DENBIGH FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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