Registered charity · Kendal
Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes
Cumbria-Westmorland Federation of Women's Institutes is a registered charity (number 240758) based in Kendal, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Karen Hanks-Maclean since 2017. Latest income £52k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Cumbria-Westmorland Federation W I (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £52k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Karen Hanks-MacleanChair · since 2017
- Gillian Audrey SykesTrustee · since 2023
- Julie WrightTrustee · since 2023
- Lesley Sandra SingletonTrustee · since 2000
- Linda StrettonTrustee · since 2022
- Margaret CummingTrustee · since 2022
- Rachael EdmondsonTrustee · since 2018
- Ruth Helen RiggTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah MiddletonTrustee · since 2020
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
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.cwfwi.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£52k£61k
- 2024£44k£50k
- 2023£49k£44k
Earlier years
- 2022£54k£57k
- 2021£37k£44k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE FEDERATION ARE TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN CUMBRIA-WESTMORLAND AND ELSEWHERE.
Grants received
3 grants · £1,600 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
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £1,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £600
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage 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
- Karen Hanks-Maclean Chair since 2017
- Gillian Audrey Sykes since 2023
- Julie Wright since 2023
- Lesley Sandra Singleton since 2000
- Linda Stretton since 2022
- Margaret Cumming since 2022
- Ruth Helen Rigg since 2023
- Rachael Edmondson since 2018
- Sarah Middleton since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Karen Hanks-Maclean Chair since 2017
- Lesley Sandra Singleton since 2000
- Rachael Edmondson since 2018
- Sarah Middleton since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Karen Hanks-Maclean Chair since 2017
- Julie Wright since 2023
- Linda Stretton since 2022
- Margaret Cumming since 2022
- Rachael Edmondson since 2018
- Sarah Middleton since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Gillian Audrey Sykes since 2023
- Lesley Sandra Singleton since 2000
- Ruth Helen Rigg 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
- 240758
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MODEL CONSTITUTION AND RULES AS AMENDED ON 04 JUN 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01539720921 · admin@cwfwi.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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