# BOWES BELLES WI

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1199378
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 20, 2022
- **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=1199378


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 Sandy Lane, GATESHEAD, Tyne And Wear
- **Postcode:** NE9 7YB
- **Phone:** 07780454810
- **Email:** bowesbelleswi@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION):(I) LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IMPORTANCE;(II) MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS; AND(III) 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 PRUDENTUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND(II) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;(C) TO ADVANCE HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND(D) TO ADVANCE CITIZENSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING.4. IN RULE 3 “SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT” MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT GENERATION WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.5. THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION SEEKS TO GIVE WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OF DEVELOPING THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS, AND OF PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THOSE IDEALS FOR WHICH THE WOMEN’S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION STANDS.

**Activities:** We provide talks and activities on a range of themes such as women's health, food, gardening, craft, sport, science and the arts.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Gateshead



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £10887 | £10239 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £8980 | £9073 | — | — |
| April 30, 2023 | £10126 | £7560 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Katherine Watson** (Chair) — appointed June 13, 2013
- Alison Slaymaker — appointed June 10, 2025
- CHRISTINE PARKER — appointed April 11, 2017
- Debra Ritchie — appointed March 11, 2014
- Denise Webber — appointed June 10, 2025
- Gillian Cain — appointed Feb. 14, 2017
- Jill Armstrong — appointed June 10, 2025
- Judith Russell — appointed June 6, 2013
- Marie Miley — appointed July 6, 2021
- Norma Freeman — appointed June 10, 2025
- Shirley Raad — appointed June 14, 2016