LINCOLNSHIRE SOUTH FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

Registered charity 506268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE TO ENABLE WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL LIFE, INCLUDING ARTS, CRAFTS AND SCIENCES TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS OF RURAL LIFE, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN CITIZENSHIP, IN PUBLIC QUESTIONS BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, IN MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS AND IN ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE ETC.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN LINCOLNSHIRE SOUTH AND ELSEWHERE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £203,009, with unrestricted reserves at £197,978. The trustees note that falling membership numbers have led to a decision to subsidize events to maintain engagement. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janice Cotgreave · trustee of 1 other charity
• June Feast
• Karen Brine
• Lorna Wheel · trustee of 1 other charity
• Louise Lynne Read
• Marie Jose Blankley
• Patrica Darby
• Rosemary Sneath · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHELAGH COATES

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).