THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Registered charity 803793 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N F W I, THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMENS INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Provides national coordination for the WI organisation; advances the education of women and girls in important local and national political and social issues, music, drama and other cultural subjects, agriculture, crafts, home economics, science, health and social welfare; promotes sustainable development; advances health and advances citizenship by promoting civic responsibility and volunteering.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.0m

Latest spending

£4.7m

Registered

1990

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained in a good financial position overall with adequate reserves, although total funds decreased from £13.121m to £12.305m due to a net expenditure of £815k. The trustees confirm that the organisation has adequate resources for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to meet working capital requirements and protect continuity of activities by mitigating risks (held: £2.5m)

“The total free reserves requirement at 30 September 2025 was estimated to be £2.42m. Total free reserves held at this date were £2.49m.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The NFWI paid the trading subsidiary £1,154,925 (2024: £1,168,117) for publication and distribution of the WI membership magazine.

“The NFWI paid the trading subsidiary £1,154,925 (2024: £1,168,117) for publication and distribution of the WI membership magazine. The trading subsidiary paid the charity a management charge of £169k (2024: £166k) for shared finance, HR and office services.” — page 33

“The trading subsidiary paid the charity a management charge of £169k (2024: £166k) for shared finance, HR and office services.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The trading subsidiary paid the charity a management charge of £169k for shared finance, HR and office services.

“The NFWI paid the trading subsidiary £1,154,925 (2024: £1,168,117) for publication and distribution of the WI membership magazine. The trading subsidiary paid the charity a management charge of £169k (2024: £166k) for shared finance, HR and office services.” — page 33

“The trading subsidiary paid the charity a management charge of £169k (2024: £166k) for shared finance, HR and office services.” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — NFWI (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£4.0m

Total spending

£4.7m

Cost of raising funds

£867k

Reserves (reported)

£4.2m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~10.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (08/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/02/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (19/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna Mitchell · trustee of 1 other charity
CHRISTINE BOOTH
Erika Brichta
Heather Stoney
Helen Kestle
JERYL STONE
JILL RUNDLE
Lesley Jones
Natasha Huckle · trustee of 1 other charity
Pamela Beedan
Susan Biss
Tracy Baker

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£4.0m	£4.7m
30/09/2024	£4.1m	£4.5m
30/09/2023	£3.7m	£4.2m
30/09/2022	£10.0m	£4.4m
30/09/2021	£3.6m	£4.5m

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained in a good financial position overall with adequate reserves, although total funds decreased from £13.121m to £12.305m due to a net expenditure of £815k. The trustees confirm that the organisation has adequate resources for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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	03/12/2025	£3k	Activities to make a difference
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2024	£2k	Educational trips - transport requirements
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/11/2020	£1k	"#15 Ein Neuadd, Ein Stori \| Our Hall, Our Story"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/11/2016	£3k	Bryncoch WI - Outings for All
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/06/2015	£10k	"Pershore WI: food and craft on the Home Front during World War One"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/01/2014	£7k	"A celebration of memories of Dunham Massey WI members over 95 years"
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/12/2005	£5k	Life Long Learning
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2005	£3k	Denman college courses
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2005	£2k	Childhood Recollections book
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/06/2005	£1k	village display board
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/03/2005	£1k	mosiac project

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE.

NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE income £122k
THE NORFOLK FEDERATION OF WIS income £101k
FEDERATION OF ESSEX WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £129k
SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £87k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £0
WOMEN'S INSTITUTES - GLOUCESTERSHIRE FEDERATION income £226k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES OF ENGLAND, WALES, JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN	£4.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTH YORKSHIRE WEST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FY2025	£122k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NORFOLK FEDERATION OF WIS FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FEDERATION OF ESSEX WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2025	£129k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK EAST FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2024	£87k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES FY2024	£0	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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