LINCOLNSHIRE HUMBER FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES

Registered charity 506278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMBERSIDE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

The WI is the largest voluntary women's organisation in the UK. It exists to educate women to enable them to play an effective role in the community, to expand their horizons and to develop and pass on important skills.

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Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the federation faces considerable strain on its fundraising activities due to substantial increases in energy costs and the living wage, alongside the cost of living crisis. Despite these pressures, the organization maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure to ensure continuity in the event of a fall in membership subscriptions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £25k)

“The trustees consider holding unrestricted reserves equivalent to 6 months expenditure to be necessary.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The federation has and is facing substantial cost increases in light and heat costs together with a further increase in the living wage in this and next April. These factors and the cost of living crisis facing our members are putting considerable strain on our fundraising activities.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Jill Dawsonchair
Barbara Drury
Denise Butler
Eleonore Ransom
Joanne Gander
Margaret Rawden
Mavis Reade
Tracey Moutrie
Tracy Louise Hindley

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£75k	£79k
31/12/2024	£39k	£42k
31/12/2023	£34k	£43k
31/12/2022	£34k	£36k
31/12/2021	£41k	£36k

Common questions

Is LINCOLNSHIRE HUMBER FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the federation faces considerable strain on its fundraising activities due to substantial increases in energy costs and the living wage, alongside the cost of living crisis. Despite these pressures, the organization maintains a reserves policy targeting six months of expenditure to ensure continuity in the event of a fall in membership subscriptions.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/03/2013	£4k	HFWI Equipment for Training