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Registered charity · No. 240758 · KendaliSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes (aka Cumbria-Westmorland Federation W I)

Income
£52k
▲ 17.7% on 2024
Expenditure
£61k
▲ 22.2% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
9
7.7y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
20
no change on 2024
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Overview

Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Karen Hanks-MacleanChair2017
9 yrs
Gillian Audrey SykesTrustee2023
3 yrs
Julie WrightTrustee2023
3 yrs
Lesley Sandra SingletonTrustee2000
26 yrs
Linda StrettonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Margaret CummingTrustee2022
4 yrs
Rachael EdmondsonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ruth Helen RiggTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 9 →

Board

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Karen Hanks-MacleanChair2017
9 yrs
Gillian Audrey SykesTrustee2023
3 yrs
Julie WrightTrustee2023
3 yrs
Lesley Sandra SingletonTrustee2000
26 yrs
Linda StrettonTrustee2022
4 yrs
Margaret CummingTrustee2022
4 yrs
Rachael EdmondsonTrustee2018
8 yrs
Ruth Helen RiggTrustee2023
3 yrs
Sarah MiddletonTrustee2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
7.3y
median 4y
Longest tenure
26y
since 2000
Years in governance
8.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
1
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 9 on the board

9 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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

Amateur Sport 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1Health and social care 1

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025.

Income and expenditure

6 yearsiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k202520242023202220212020£52.06k£61.44k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202031 May202131 May202230 September202330 September202430 September202530 September
Totals
Total income£48.55k£37.25k£53.61k£49.00k£44.22k£52.06k
Total expenditure£53.97k£44.18k£57.32k£44.02k£50.28k£61.44k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 September 202530 July 202617 April 202617 April 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202430 July 202517 July 202517 July 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202330 July 202430 July 202430 July 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
30 September 202230 July 20235 July 20235 July 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 May 202131 March 202215 March 202215 March 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

3 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 22 December 1999 to 22 August 2019.
Total from published grants
£2k
£1,600
Grants
3
published to 360Giving
Funders
2
distinct funders
Latest grant
Aug 2019
22 August 2019

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

2 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Cumbria Community Foundation2£1,0002019
The National Lottery Heritage Fund1£6001999

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
22 August 2019Cumbria Community FoundationActivity-related costs£500
22 August 2019Cumbria Community FoundationActivity-related costs£500
22 December 1999The National Lottery Heritage Fund"This group organises social and educational activities for women in the local community. The project is to make historically accurate replic"£600

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN CUMBRIA-WESTMORLAND AND ELSEWHERE.

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community development/employment

Who it helps

  • Other defined groups

How it helps

  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authority: Cumbria
Area of benefit
FORMER COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND. as filed
Governing document
MODEL CONSTITUTION AND RULES AS AMENDED ON 04 JUN 2025 as filed
Register history
Working name
Cumbria-Westmorland Federation W I
Previous name
Westmorland Federation of Women'S Institutes

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Conflicting interests
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.cwfwi.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1965

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