# SOMERSET COUNTY FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1022578
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 14, 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=1022578


## Contact

- **Address:** 344 Bristol Road, BRIDGWATER, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA6 4BU
- **Phone:** 01278 496400
- **Email:** fedsec@somerset-wi.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thewi.org.uk/somerset



## Activities

**Objects:** A)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN AREAS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):I) LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPORTANCE;II)MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS; ANDIII) ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE, CRAFTS, HOME ECONOMICS, SCIENCE, HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE;B) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:I) EDUCATING PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ANDII) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;C) TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; ANDD) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.

**Activities:** S.C.F.W.I have continued to offer opportunities for members to take advantage of many varied educational courses e.g. computer technology; food hygiene; bowls; photography etc. within Somerset.

**Area of benefit:** SOMERSET




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £204479 | £212864 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £149700 | £166407 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £47837 | £62026 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £66586 | £88847 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £53266 | £63021 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Shirley Routley** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 26, 2024
- Anne Lane — appointed Nov. 5, 2025
- Brena Court — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Donna Mary Cooper — appointed June 4, 2018
- Judith Pauline Glossop — appointed June 7, 2021
- Lesley Porter — appointed April 4, 2022
- Lynn Page — appointed Dec. 1, 2025