Registered charity · Tyne and Wear
Bowes Belles WI
- 11 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Katherine WatsonChair · since 2013
- Alison SlaymakerTrustee · since 2025
- Christine ParkerTrustee · since 2017
- Debra RitchieTrustee · since 2014
- Denise WebberTrustee · since 2025
- Gillian CainTrustee · since 2017
- Jill ArmstrongTrustee · since 2025
- Judith RussellTrustee · since 2013
- Marie MileyTrustee · since 2021
- Norma FreemanTrustee · since 2025
- Shirley RaadTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Gateshead
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£10k
- 2024£9k£9k
- 2023£10k£8k
Income trend, 2023 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; AND(III) 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 PRUDENTUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND(II) 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.4. IN RULE 3 “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.5. THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION SEEKS TO GIVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OF DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, AND OF PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THOSE IDEALS FOR WHICH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION STANDS.
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
- Katherine Watson Chair since 2013
- Alison Slaymaker since 2025
- Christine Parker since 2017
- Debra Ritchie since 2014
- Denise Webber since 2025
- Gillian Cain since 2017
- Jill Armstrong since 2025
- Judith Russell since 2013
- Marie Miley since 2021
- Norma Freeman since 2025
- Shirley Raad since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Katherine Watson Chair since 2013
- Christine Parker since 2017
- Debra Ritchie since 2014
- Gillian Cain since 2017
- Judith Russell since 2013
- Shirley Raad since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alison Slaymaker since 2025
- Debra Ritchie since 2014
- Denise Webber since 2025
- Gillian Cain since 2017
- Jill Armstrong since 2025
- Marie Miley since 2021
- Norma Freeman since 2025
- Shirley Raad since 2016
Portfolio (3)
- Katherine Watson Chair since 2013
- Christine Parker since 2017
- Judith Russell since 2013
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1199378
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 14 JUN 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07780454810 · bowesbelleswi@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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