Registered charity · Bristol
The Avon County Federation of Women's Institutes
The Avon County Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity (number 1022293) based in Bristol, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Susan Mary Murphy since 2016. Latest income £93k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Avon Federation of WIS (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £93k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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
- Gloucestershire, Somerset, North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset and more
- Website
- www.avonfwi.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Avon County Federation of Women's Institutes
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£93k£87k
- 2024£90k£89k
- 2023£109k£116k
Earlier years
- 2021£56k£67k
- 2020£53k£66k
Income trend, 2020 to 2025.
Charitable objects
“THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN AVON AND ELSEWHERE.”
Grants received
3 grants · £6,820 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 Community Fund · £5,900 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £920
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
8 trustees on the board
- Susan Mary Murphy Chair since 2016
- Josephine Pownall since 2024
- Judith Massey since 2019
- Kim Hanner since 2025
- Lorna Mary Tarr since 2020
- Marion Ellen Hulance since 2016
- Mary Frances Berryman since 2019
- Ruth Smith since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Susan Mary Murphy Chair since 2016
- Judith Massey since 2019
- Marion Ellen Hulance since 2016
- Mary Frances Berryman since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Susan Mary Murphy Chair since 2016
- Josephine Pownall since 2024
- Judith Massey since 2019
- Kim Hanner since 2025
- Lorna Mary Tarr since 2020
- Marion Ellen Hulance since 2016
- Mary Frances Berryman since 2019
- Ruth Smith since 2024
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1022293
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MODEL MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION (ALREADY LODGED) AS AMENDED 28TH SEPTEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 MAR 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 OCT 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 02821499 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01179864782 · finance@avonfwi.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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