The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Women's Institute - Polstead

Registered charity 229033 Registered since 1963

Operates: Suffolk

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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.

4
trustees on the board
5.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
5.8y
average years in governance
3 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.

Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 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

Phone07398 209962
AddressPolstead Village Hall, The Green, Polstead, COLCHESTER, CO6 5AL

Finances

£3,092 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£43£43
2021£0£0
2023£0£0
2024£876£394
2025£3,092£2,856

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesOther 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: INDENTURE DATED 14 APR 1923AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 17 FEB 1972

Trustees (4)

4trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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