BEARSTED AND THURNHAM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 1 November 1963
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 16 March 2024 – 15 March 2025
Latest income: £25,968
Latest expenditure: £30,456
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ETHEL HUNT LODGE, 4 HAWKWELL BUSINESS CENTRE, MAIDSTONE ROAD, PEMBURY TUNBRIDGE WELLS KENT, TN2 4AG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.thewi.org.uk/westkent (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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, in music, drama, all branches of agriculture, home economics, health and social welfare.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 15 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £25,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,456

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 15 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,177

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 15 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,569

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 15 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,921

Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 15 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 17 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 17 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £30,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,960

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 15 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £25,968
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 15 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,177
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 15 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £26,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,569
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 15 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,450
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,921
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 16 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 15 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 15 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 17 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £30,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,960
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £20,193
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BEARSTED AND THURNHAM WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1963-11-01T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MODEL CONSTITUTION AND RULES
Charitable Objects: The objects of the WI are to further the purposes of the Women’s Institute organisation
Area Of Benefit: BEARSTED. THURNHAM

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 320232
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BEARSTED & THURNHAM WI

Charity Name Id: 320262
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: WOMEN'S INSTITUTE - BEARSTED AND THURNHAM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures