WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - PLAYDEN

Registered charity 228564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Playden Women's Institute

WI exists to educate women to enable them to provide an effective role in the community, to expand their horizons and to develop and pass on important skills.

Objects

TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS OF RURAL LIFE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND RULES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.

Area of benefit: PLAYDEN AND RYE

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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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£13k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Playden WI generated a surplus of £133.60 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £28,265.02 against total expenditure of £12,767.21. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (cash funds) of £219.79 at year-end, having started the year with £86.19. The independent examiner issued an unqualified report, noting no matters requiring attention beyond standard compliance checks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£28k£13k
31/03/2024£3k£4k
30/09/2023£8k£7k
30/09/2022£1k£12k
30/09/2021£5k£5k

Common questions

Is WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - PLAYDEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Playden WI generated a surplus of £133.60 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £28,265.02 against total expenditure of £12,767.21. The charity holds unrestricted reserves (cash funds) of £219.79 at year-end, having started the year with £86.19. The independent examiner issued an unqualified report, noting no matters requiring attention beyond standard compliance checks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.