Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

HIGHGATE HAWKHURST WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

Meetings with speakers talking about subjects of general interest
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19*£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£3£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£3£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10?*£4£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.thewi.org.uk/become-a-member/structure-of

highgate.hawkhurstwi@yahoo.co.uk

01580753018

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ALISON MITHAM Appointed: 2013
  • DORNE NORMAN Appointed: 2021
  • KAREN BARDOLI MRS Appointed: 2024
  • RACHEL FAGG Appointed: 2018
  • ROSANNA TAYLOR-SMITH MRS Appointed: 2024
  • SALLY FISHER Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN BOXALL Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1993, number: 1016680
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 127 days late, AR20: 53 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR16: 121 days late, AR10: 16 days late,
Main office

1 Oakfield Cottages
High Street
Hawkhurst
Cranbrook
TN18 4AH

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE HAWKHURST

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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