The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Gosforth Women's Institute

Registered charity 1025695 Registered since 1993

Operates: Cumbria

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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.

6
trustees on the board
7y median 8y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
4
trustees past 6 years
6.9y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Emailtreasurergwi@gmail.com
Phone01228 521774
AddressHermons Hill, Gosforth, SEASCALE, Cumbria, CA20 1ER

Finances

£2,494 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£914£758
2022£1,873£1,513
2023£610£791
2024£2,130£1,903
2025£2,494£2,309

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceOther Charitable Purposes

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Other Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE TO ENABLE WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL LIFE, INCLUDING ARTS, CRAFTS AND SCIENCES, TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS OF RURAL LIFE, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN CITIZENSHIP, IN PUBLIC QUESTIONS BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, IN MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS AND IN ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE, HANDICRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE. IT SEEKS TO GIVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION AND OF PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THOSE IDEALS FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

Governing document: MODEL CONSTITUTION AND RULES (ALREADY LODGED)

Trustees (6)

6trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

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