Registered charity · Kidlington
Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institute
Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institute is a registered charity (number 1019967) based in Kidlington, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Tracy GAY Pauline Strain since 2014. Latest income £189k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Ofwi (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £189k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Tracy GAY Pauline StrainChair · since 2014
- Alison JennerTrustee · since 2025
- Catherine BlaxhallTrustee · since 2023
- Catherine EllisonTrustee · since 2026
- Debbie BlackTrustee · since 2024
- Hilary Frances DIXTrustee · since 2018
- Kay ShortlandTrustee · since 2023
- Mary BakewellTrustee
- Sarah Jane GriffeyTrustee · since 2024
- Teresa AllenTrustee · since 2025
- Veronica Carstairs WilsonTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.oxfordshirewi.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£189k£178k
- 2024£193k£164k
- 2023£143k£152k
Earlier years
- 2022£155k£165k
- 2021£58k£49k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):I. LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPORTANCE;II. MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS; ANDIII. ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE;(B) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:I. EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ANDII. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;(C) TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND(D) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,700 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,700
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Tracy GAY Pauline Strain Chair since 2014
- Alison Jenner since 2025
- Catherine Blaxhall since 2023
- Catherine Ellison since 2026
- Debbie Black since 2024
- Hilary Frances DIX since 2018
- Kay Shortland since 2023
- Mary Bakewell
- Sarah Jane Griffey since 2024
- Teresa Allen since 2025
- Veronica Carstairs Wilson since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Tracy GAY Pauline Strain Chair since 2014
- Hilary Frances DIX since 2018
- Veronica Carstairs Wilson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Tracy GAY Pauline Strain Chair since 2014
- Catherine Blaxhall since 2023
- Catherine Ellison since 2026
- Debbie Black since 2024
- Hilary Frances DIX since 2018
- Kay Shortland since 2023
- Mary Bakewell
- Sarah Jane Griffey since 2024
- Veronica Carstairs Wilson since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Alison Jenner since 2025
- Teresa Allen since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1019967
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 DECEMBER 1992 AS AMENDED 2 OCTOBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/04/2015 as amended on 01 Nov 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 02775236 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01869331081 · accounts@oxfordshirewi.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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