Registered charity · Somerset
Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes
- 9 trustees
- Income £204k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Shirley RoutleyChair · since 2024
- Anne LaneTrustee · since 2025
- Brena CourtTrustee · since 2023
- Carol HesterTrustee · since 2026
- Caroline HarrisTrustee · since 2026
- Donna Mary CooperTrustee · since 2018
- Judith Pauline GlossopTrustee · since 2021
- Lesley PorterTrustee · since 2022
- Lynn PageTrustee · since 2026
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 and 1 more
- Where
- Somerset
- Website
- www.thewi.org.uk/somerset (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Somerset County Federation of Women's Institutes
- Registered
- 1993
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£204k£213k
- 2024£150k£166k
- 2023£48k£62k
Earlier years
- 2022£67k£89k
- 2021£53k£63k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN 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 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; ANDD) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.
Grants received
1 grant · £5,000 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 · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Shirley Routley Chair since 2024
- Anne Lane since 2025
- Brena Court since 2023
- Carol Hester since 2026
- Caroline Harris since 2026
- Donna Mary Cooper since 2018
- Judith Pauline Glossop since 2021
- Lesley Porter since 2022
- Lynn Page since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Donna Mary Cooper since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Shirley Routley Chair since 2024
- Anne Lane since 2025
- Carol Hester since 2026
- Caroline Harris since 2026
- Donna Mary Cooper since 2018
- Judith Pauline Glossop since 2021
- Lesley Porter since 2022
- Lynn Page since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Brena Court since 2023
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
- 1022578
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 MAY 1993, AMENDED 10 APRIL 2001MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/11/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 MAR 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 02822778 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01278 496400 · fedsec@somerset-wi.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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