# STAPLEHURST WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1016198
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 20, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1016198


## Contact

- **Address:** 14 MARLFIELD, STAPLEHURST, TONBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** TN12 0ST
- **Phone:** 0158082787
- **Email:** cehighwood@waitrose.com



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** Members of the Women's Institute engage in various programs including volunteering at the local home for the disabled and providing assistance to elderly people in their homes.  You should contact Ethel Hunt Lodge, our local federation, for further information regarding our activities.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE STAPLEHURST,SISSINGHURST,CRANBROOOK,MARDEN




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3799 | £3485 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £3663 | £3297 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £6041 | £5795 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £2437 | £3789 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £2326 | £1277 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Gillian Stacey** (Chair) — appointed May 13, 2025
- Gillian Smith — appointed May 6, 2019
- Johanna Ditton — appointed May 14, 2024
- Kristin Sandon — appointed May 14, 2024
- Linda Stubbings — appointed May 14, 2024
- Margaret Filby — appointed May 14, 2024
- Maureen Brice — appointed May 14, 2024
- Pam Payne — appointed May 12, 2015
- Stephanie Jenkins — appointed May 14, 2024