## HERTFORDSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S INSTITUTES 

## ANNUAL REPORT 

For the year from 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 

FEDERATION CHAIR: Jill Profit - **Royston WI** Kestrels, Church End, Barley, Royston SG8 8JN 

FEDERATION VICE-CHAIRMAN: Pat Kingsland - **Knebworth WI** 13 Shackledell, Stevenage SG2 9AE 

FEDERATION VICE-CHAIRMAN: Joanna Defries - **Colney Heath WI** The Willow, Church Lane, Colney Heath, AL4 0NH 

HONORARY TREASURER: Caroline Ellis - **Bricket Wood WI** 8 Broomfield, Park Street, St Albans AL2 2HY 

VICE TREASURER: Rahat Aboobaker - **Potters Bar Gems WI** 38 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BX 

FEDERATION SECRETARY: Hayley Tapp (Until 12[th] April 2024) COUNTY HOUSE: 29 High Street, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8BB Tel: 01582 834010    Email: office.herts.wi@gmail.com 

## **MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES** 

Rahat Aboobaker – 38 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 2BX **Potters Bar Gems WI** 

Hannah Costin – 63 Ceasars Road, Wheathampstead, Herts, AL4 8NR **Wheathampstead WI** (from 12/3/2024) 

Joanna Defries - The Willow, Church Lane, Colney Heath, AL4 ONH **Colney Heath WI** 

Margaret Eccleston - 3 Lindsey Road, Bishops Stortford CM23 2TA **Bishops Stortford WI** 

Caroline Ellis – 8 Broomfield, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2HY **Bricket Wood WI** 

Pat Kingsland, 13Shackledell, Stevenage, Herts, SG2 9AE **Knebworth WI** 

Phillippa Mackinnon – 210 Runley Road, Luton, Beds, LU1 1UB **St Albans City WI** 

Lorraine Mead – 68 Longacres, St Albans, Herts, AL4 0DR **The Causeway WI** 

Jill Profit – Kestrels, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JN **Royston WI** 

Joyce Spackman - Standon Green End Farm, High Cross, Ware, SG11 1BW **Much Hadham Afternoon WI** 

Anne Styles – Robbers Cottage, The Street, Braughing, SG11 2QF **Braughing WI** 

Pamela Wright - 29 The Walk, Potters Bar EN6 1QG **Oakmere WI** 

## **WI ADVISERS** 

Margaret Eccleston – 3 Lindsey Road, Bishops Stortford, Herts, CM23 2TA 

**Bishops Stortford WI Chair** 

Pam Kershaw - 4 Icknield Way, St Albans AL3 4NQ **The Causeway WI** 

## **NON-BOARD OF TRUSTEE APPOINTMENTS FEDERATION ARCHIVIST** Catherine Abrahams (Bricket Wood) 

**FEDERATION EDITOR OF WI NEWS** Beverley Hayes 

## **BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTMENTS COUNTY CRAFT ADVISER** 

Anne Styles 

**COMBINED ARTS OFFICER (MUSIC & DRAMA)** Joanna Defries 

**FEDERATION & INTER-COUNTY QUIZ** Pamela Wright 

## **MEMBERS SUPPORT TEAM** 

Margaret Eccleston 

## **RESOLUTIONS OFFICERS** 

Joyce Spackman Phillippa Mackinnon 

**CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICER** Phillippa Mackinnon 

**SPORTS OFFICER** Lorraine Mead 

**YEARBOOK CO-ORDINATOR** 

Joyce Spackman 

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NUMBER OF INSTITUTES – 2890 NUMBER OF MEMBERS – 74 

Meetings held: 12 Board of Trustees and 1 Appointment 

## **REPORT OF THE CHAIR FOR THE YEAR to March 2024 Meetings in person** 

income, added to returned support for our Team and Federation events, which has led to a healthier financial year.  The proportion of your subscription that the Federation receives is not enough to cover the Federation expenses of running our Headquarters in Wheathampstead or cover the staff salaries etc.  All Board of Trustee members are volunteers claiming only for their expenses. 

## **Meetings via Video Conferencing (Zoom)** 

I am serving my second year in office as Chair of the Federation. It is a great honour and a role that I am very pleased to be fulfilling. 

Our annual meeting was held in October 2023.  Gail Morecombe, daughter of Eric, entertained us with an amusing insight into her life with Dad. We only hold one business meeting a year now, which is our Annual Meeting in October, whereas we used to hold two, one in the Spring too. Our Spring meeting has changed into “An Afternoon with…”  In April 2023, we welcomed Charles Hanson who talked about his life in antiques and valued members’ items.  The Spring event will be an annual fund raiser for the Federation. 

Our teams are organising entertaining and educational events for you all to enjoy. Although our larger events attract a good audience, we must not forget all our Team events too, whether large or small gatherings.  It is not all about fund raising, although we must, but offering our members the hand of friendship, education or enjoyment in a group suited to that activity. Our larger events have included Adam Frost of Gardeners World, who was such a humble, humorous, and engaging speaker, the audience were captivated.  Mark Frances from the Sewing Bee also brought in a large crowd.  We hope to provide something for everyone. 

We are pleased our membership remains constant, sadly we have had WIs suspend, which is always sad, very often not through lack of members but lack of members willing to stand as Officers.  Remember you can share Officers roles and it is not too erroneous task, worth stepping up and giving it a try rather than see your Institute suspended.  We, as the Board of Trustees, are here to support you. We have welcomed new Institutes, whose membership quickly grows due, in a large part, to the power of social media.  It is so encouraging to see our members, younger or more mature, enjoying the ethos of this wonderful organisation.  Learning from each other and sharing friendship.  You are never alone when you enter a room of WI ladies. 

We had a successful letting of our County Room at our Headquarters at 29 High Street, Wheathampstead from April 2023 for a year and we have just renewed the licence for another year.   It is a major part of our 

We need your continued support, either as a member or as a member of our Team or Board of Trustees.  Our success depends on you. 

We look to move forward positively into our next financial year. 

## _**Jill Profit Chair from October 2022**_ 

## **MEMBERS SUPPORT TEAM (MST) Meetings** 

|**Meetings**||
|---|---|
|WI Advisers:||
|Mrs M Eccleston|Bishops Stortford WI|
|Mrs P Kershaw|The Causeway WI|



During 2023/24 the two members of the Membership Support Team (MST) met regularly, either in person, or when health issues intervened, kept in touch virtually or by telephone. 

Our discussions regularly focussed on the health of our WIs, particularly those in difficulty.  Sadly, the members of five WIs: Borehamwood, Furzefield, High Cross & Thundridge, Highfield and Wormley, each voted to suspend their WIs for 3 years.  In each case, despite their best efforts, net membership had dwindled, with fewer younger women joining.  In consequence, due in no small part to the average age profile of these WIs, members were unwilling to stand for election to the committee or the role of President. Undoubtedly, to remain vibrant and attractive, WIs must frequently take in and support new members, try new ideas and continuously evolve.  In June, in response to enquiries from a group of women in Royston where there were already 3 daytime WIs, we opened an evening WI.  After publicising the opening, mainly on social media, they were overwhelmed by the response and around 40 women joined that evening. Thanks to an innovative team on the ground, Royston Evening WI is going from strength to strength. Another success story, Codicote WI, was rewarded nationally for the greatest yearly increase in membership. 

Herts Belles WI celebrated their 10[th] birthday with a happy evening that reflected upon all that they had collectively achieved during these years. 

During April and May, with assistance from other Board Trustees, we attended 15 Annual Meetings, assisting with their elections and speaking on the 

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proposed resolution “Clean rivers for people and wildlife”. 

In September, the MST successfully hosted an interactive workshop for new committee members and officers. 

Throughout the year, we have spontaneously answered members’ questions, some of which are later used for articles in HFWI News. We have frequently worked with WI committees to find solutions to problems and will continue to do so in 2024/25, as well as hosting further workshops and hopefully opening new WIs as our Federation evolves in response to the needs of women in Hertfordshire. 

## _**Maggie Eccleston Chairman Members Advisory Committee**_ 

## **ARTS & CRAFTS TEAM** 

## **All Meetings were held by either Zoom or In Person** 

Emma Golding Herts Belles WI Josephine Kersey          Hertford Heath WI Lorraine Mead The Causeway WI Janet Rogers Boxmoor WI Marilyn Hornsby High Cross & Thundridge WI Anne Styles Braughing WI (Chair) Eileen Walker Boxmoor WI and Officers of the Federation 

Arts & Crafts were busy last year with a very successful Afternoon with Mark Francis which included an exhibition of some stunning members’ crafts, and an interview with Emma Golding a Herts Belle who has forged a successful career in dressmaking.  This was followed in December by a smaller version of Try a Craft at the Mead Hall which members thoroughly enjoyed. We are exploring a few ideas for 24/25 which will be announced as soon as we can. However, I shall be stepping down as Chair in October so if anyone feels they would like to step up, now is your chance! 

## _**Anne Styles Chairman, Arts & Crafts Sub-Committee**_ 

## **CURRENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TEAM All Meetings were held by either Zoom or In Person** 

Maggie Eccleston Bishops Stortford WI Pat Kingsland Knebworth WI Phillippa Mackinnon St Albans WI Pat Murray Buntingford WI Joyce Spackman Much Hadham Aft WI (Chair) Barbara Wybrow Bishops Stortford and Officers of the Federation 

Our Team has had a very varied year because of our very wide remit.  We started the year with an international meeting held in Buntingford, the subject being Jordan, given by Basma Chitham who told us all 

about her country and its many aspects.  Members really enjoyed this evening with Basma. 

We then went onto the NFWI idea covering the Food Day, we had something a little different for this and our speaker, Kate Harwood told us of the History of Allotments and how they still influence us today. This was held at Wheathampstead. 

Next on to Much Hadham Village Hall for a presentation on Sign Language, very interesting and much to think about by our members and visitors. (This subject might be repeated in the future). 

Our big meeting of the year was planned to be all about The Kings Coronation Garden idea.  Our speaker, Adam Frost, a fantastic Speaker, was enjoyed by our very large audience.   He briefly mentioned the idea of the Coronation Garden talking about his time spent with Geoff Hamilton, who was strongly in favour of all things organic.  A wonderful afternoon. 

We had a well-attended Zoom meeting for the resolutions. 

We look forward to another year with plans already in place. 

## _**Joyce Spackman**_ 

## _**Chairman, Current & International Affairs Team**_ 

## **HOUSE, PREMISES & SHOP AD-HOC TEAM** 

## **All Meetings were held by either Zoom or In Person** 

Pat Kingsland Knebworth Eve WI Lorraine Mead The Causeway WI Jill Profit Royston WI (Chair) Joyce Spackman Much Hadham Aft WI EX-OFFICIO Holding Trustees and Officers of the Federation 

All maintenance and repairs have been carried out on the premises as, and when required. 

We were able to find a tenant for the County Room on a one-year licence, which has just been renewed for the coming year, April 2024 to April 2025.  We can still have use of the County Room with agreement from the tenant.  The income has proved a benefit to Federation Funding. 

## _**Pat Kingsland Chair of House**_ 

## **PERFORMING ARTS TEAM** 

## **All Meetings were held by either Zoom or In Person** 

Pauline Baycroft Oakmere WI Hannah Costin Wheathampstead WI Joanna Defries (Chair) Colney Heath WI 

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Patricia Gale Potten End WI Joyce Gray Kings Langley WI Pam Wright Oakmere WI (Chairman) and Officers of the Federation 

Coming up this year we have the ever-popular Kimpton Tea Party on July 4th. This time we have put it earlier in July before the schools break up for summer, according to some of the useful feedback we had from attendees. 

November 7th is our bi-annual Literary Lunch, held again at Brookmans Park Golf Club and this year they are offering a carvery!  The Speaker will be Maggie Brookes-Butt, a published author and poet based in Southgate.  Both of these big events have only 80 places available, and tickets will not be available on the door, so look out for the announcements and book early! 

December 4th, we decided to do another Christmas Carol Party at Marford Hall (Wheathampstead Memorial) as last year it was such a hoot!  We had lots of valuable feedback from you so we shall be incorporating it as best we can. 

Look forward to seeing you! 

## _**Joanna Defries Chair, Performing Arts Team**_ 

## Diaries and Calendars 

Diaries to be ordered from NFWI in accordance with incoming orders from members. 

Calendars - 350 to be ordered this year and will be sold on a ‘First Come first served’ basis. 

## **SPORTS & LEISURE AD-HOC TEAM** 

**All Meetings were held by either Zoom or In Person** 

Emma Golding Herts Belles WI Lorraine Mead The Causeway WI (Chair) Jill Profit Royston WI Jean Thomas Sandridge WI 

All meetings were held in person. 

Walking Netball was held at Stanborough School, Welwyn continues to be very well supported and enjoyed by attendees. 

Several members were brave enough to take to the skies in a glider from the Cambridge Gliding Centre. The evening was organised by Jill Profit and turned out to be a great success. The skies were clear making the flight an experience to remember. One or two members had two flights! 

A trip to Thursford Spectacular in Norfolk was well attended. Members had lunch on site before going into the theatre for a 3-hour spectacular show. Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market was our event in December. Although it rained all the time we were there, it was very enjoyable. 

Lots of plans are in-hand for 2024/25. 

## _**Mrs Lorraine Mead Chair, Sports & Leisure Team**_ 

## **SPEAKERS AUDITIONS DIRECTORY** 

Another collection of interesting speakers this year and a large gathering of members at the Marford Hall to hear them.  The new copy of the speakers book is due to be printed shortly and all the new speakers will be shown.  Many of the "older" speakers have withdrawn for various reasons, so I do hope that you find some ideas for your institute.  Please don't forget to let us know of any problem with any of the speakers. 

## _**Joyce Spackman**_ 

## _**Chair, Current & International Affairs Team**_ 

## **HFWI QUIZ EVENTS** 

As we can see by the number of TV and Social Media programmes, Quizzing remains as popular as ever. 2023 was an important year for Hertfordshire Federation as we hosted the Finals of the 3 Counties Quiz. 

Our HFWI Preliminary Round was held at Marford Memorial Hall, Wheathampstead on Thursday March 9[th] and 14 teams took part - the top 8 teams were selected for the Final. 

This took place at the same hall on Wednesday 28[th] June at 7pm when teams from Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire joined us. 

It was a very successful evening and a Hertfordshire Team – Bricket Wood WI won it. They were congratulated by our County Chairman Jill Profit who should then have presented the special Plaque to the team but unfortunately it was not available, so it was presented at a later function. 

We were unable to hold an HFWI Fund Raising Quiz in Autumn 2023 but already have plans to run one on 18[th] October 2024. 

As I write we have already held the Preliminary Round for 2024 (when 19 teams took part (names of top 8 teams in current Newsletter) and Buckinghamshire Federation are hosting this year’s Finals. 

Many individual WIs ran their own quizzes, and these were well attended, also the Afternoon Quiz in the monthly HFWI Newsletters continues to inform and amuse our members and long may they enjoy quizzing! 

_**Pam Wright**_ 

_**HFWI Quiz Co-ordinator** [Printed In House at HFWI – May 2024]_ 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
Charity Name H9rt1ordshire Federation of
Womens Insitute
Ch•ri
No 1202209
Annual accounts for the
1st
To
Perfod eTrJ date 31st March 2024
nod
stsrt dole
Section A
Statement of financial activities
Recon￿ended cat•gori85 by
a¢tMty
unr•sts1ct￿ In¢on* Endowm&nt
funds
funds
tund5
Total fvnds
Ptlor y•arfund
Incomlng lo•our￿$ (Not• 3)
Ir1￿m• ¢rMl¢)wmentyfrom:
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
S01
S02
32.113
20.015
26.395
5.221
34,014
27,040
24.744
16.927
harfts￿ a¢bwi￿3
1.337
26.395
5,244
23
Separa*fflaterfol￿￿ ofhroffje
S05
Tol81
Resources expended (Note 61
Expenthtyjre on:
R*swfun
CharitabbgctsMUJ
S07
83,744
87,
71.264
11.231
711
10.065
855
sepAr4*ma￿rf￿re￿Qlévft$¢
sio
S11
56.994
,936
56,994
69,791
84,610
82.4T1
Tolal
S12
855
Net Incomellexp¢ndltur•l investment
g•inslllo8$es)
N0tgAkn91lkn￿sI tyn
Net Incomellexpondlturel
ExLraO￿1rtiiIY" -tèn1
Transfers between funds
othgr rgcognlsod galnslllosse5):
S13
17.214
11.207
e,857
18.064
S14
20.867
815
S17
Gknaid S16
$19
sy)
Nel movement In funds
Reconclllatlon of funds..
TotsIfU￿$ broughlforyA
TraDsfvrMdt¢ Res•￿e$
$21
S21A
560,679
26.967
805.712
Tot¥1 fijnds catrTl•dfornwd
$22
fj25 727

Section B
Intanglbl• assotB
Tanglblo a860ts
Heritage assets
Inve8tment8
Balance sheet
(Note 15)
(Note 14)
(Note 16)
(Note 171
Total fixed assets
BOI
351.605
351,605
351.605
147.774
147.774
126.908
499.379
499.379
478.513
Current assets
StoGk8
Debtors
(Note 18)
{Note 19)
(Note 17.4)
Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)
Total Current assets
169
4918
2.735
2.735
Inve8tments
104.268
29.373
133.641
111.962
BIO
107.003
29,373
136.376
117.049
Crndltors: amounts lalllng duè wlthln
ono year
(Note 20)
7.965
7.965
5.914
Net currene assets/(liabllities)
B12
99.038
29,373
128.411
Total assets les5 GurrFnt liats'lilies
ij
598.417
29.373
627.790
589.648
Credltors: amounts falling du• aftgr
ono yoar
(Note 20)
Provlslons for1Sabllltle8
B14
B15
2.063
2.063
Total rwt assets or liabilities
B16
596.354
29,373
625.727
587.648
Funds of the Charity
Endowmert funds (Note 27)
RoStriGtod in¢omg funds INots 27)
Unreslricted fund8
Rovaluation r•sorv0
BT7
1.295
25.656
560.697
èT8
29.373
29.373
596.354
B19
596.354
B20
Total funds
B21
596.354
29.373
625.727
587,648
Signed by (￿0 or tnjstees on behalf of all
the trustees
Date of
opprov•l
Stgnature
Print Name
Carollne Ellls
Gllllan Proflt
CC178 {Ex¢el}
0310712024

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obloationtJ￿ btr Moll8ur￿ ￿1th r&wJnable ¢*tsinty.
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rA7sts￿mrts¢ al ¢ogts a2¢ountsbllny olthecharftyand
Ye5
13Mrnan¢o and *upport
SupportCO$ts IrtkthrthtralfunEtiDThs4nd allocabjts ActivFtycoAi
cotegrth9 ￿ 8 bagi¥thi$thnlb%ith the use of resou￿. •4 v0p8rty￿ts
byfknor4re84 N perwita. slaff cos15 by the Ume spenland Olhercosts bythfjlrusapè.
Where the chaity9l¥es a grantl￿th ¢(xdlon5for M5 payrn8ntb*no 4 gpethc Iwel of
servlte tsr¢xlpui tobo pthfydthl, ￿h￿ants￿re Ontyroctyn￿ irntho SOFA0n￿
entof the9r4nl has WOVkl8dthp s￿dIed 5ervt¢ oroulPJI.
Gvants plly&l•wlthout WhFApthFtyJre LX)ndltloThsatrAthng grani th￿te￿b*$th0OQnoIchth1tytc*
lslcalyovold theccrfnmSlrnent. 8 Iiatrxlityf(*the fvllfundlng ¢blWtron mustt*
rwJnl¥ed.
Yes
No
Nlo
Gr•n¢**hh
ondKksn•
Red￿n￿1￿COlt
mwedwdancypa￿￿ntsduthU the reFQtllny p¢rbJd.
Yes
No mat*HI itern oldetswgj Irr*Knehas boen IrKkkled in lh• y￿)J￿ts.
Yes
The ch•rttyh8$(YtyJN(rfswhth M￿sUr•s01 seioerrtrntaTh￿ntr kn55 anytrwjp
dWurrt¥
es
Cre￿￿oIS
A lrabltyisff￿BSUred ai Ns hIstC￿C￿l cost ond lh￿ gjbstguenty
Provlsklns fr< Il•bJllllM rneasured atlhebest¢slmHteoltheaTN)unt requlred to settletheo￿￿a￿0n althe
repjrtiw dats
Nla
2.4 ASSETS
Ilx•d 4M•isfor The¥*8￿ r¥pl*ls8d ￿theY￿n be ft¢morethan 4ne)w. 8t lea¥t
s• by¢h•ity
ThtyAIÈ valu8d atCQSt.
Nl$
Tho ar￿ rrdlots a￿ di*iosed li no*g.2.
The charltyha5 kntsngible fLx•d Asseis.th* Is, non4n0￿￿ty8S$ets thal dD Thjth
stal subsiance bulgre￿I￿hfi*￿ and are contrrjw tythèchaTiiYthroW￿01)ty
Gr Ic¥1 The amorbsJtsgn t&1￿5 r£th￿rf.
hknBO)knffftdJ55ets
Thtyatè atcost.
es
Thechartyhas hertra**%set& thatis. non￿O￿ary•S$￿ hlth h1st0￿,
5den15fSc. tschnoW*al. 8eOphbEkalor￿ViranrnfrntsI oualiiosthatare hdd and
maifflaln￿ prtnclp8ltyforth¢lr¢ontrbJUon ts knokn4edge and vjlture. The de￿￿b
14t45 aTrJ mothc¥J$u*y asdL8clJs•J In nots 9.0.1.4.
Yes
Nla
yaTev4￿d￿1 C47St.
In¥•strnonts
Fhed ¥sset Investmthits lThgJotedsh•res, trèdÈdbDnds&￿ Sthilsr lnVe¥tr￿nts Are
Trrdlued atiniJAItyAiCOSt ar￿ subwwDtyatfalr¥aluÈlth•if m3rketvEluel althejtar
e￿. Th• sarnetraAtmwt ts a￿￿t0 u￿15t￿l ITh¥esb￿NISu￿￿S fwrvaI￿eA￿QIbe
meA5￿d rdLqtrlvin r*e11 1$ me15ur&l aieA)g1 Wiwairrnent
knv•S￿nty hald ft)F rega￿01 FendIrvJiF￿rSA￿ eré cash and ¢a¥h eoulyaknts *ith
mgiyrhtyd¥teof ￿$$ Ih•D 1 sear aT¢ IroAted •$ currentAs￿t Investrnents
Yos
No
No
Nl8
Sto¢k¥ wk In
progfW•
stcrtks kddfOr3ll￿as Wrt0fThJn*hathtdei￿￿e are rneasu￿ al￿ ￿ty e•tstorn
No
Sor*N￿5 As rArtof*eh*tsb￿a￿$r¢ measumd at vdue
th? poten￿ provKbJ byitemyol *k.
Nla
Woth in PTogre5&L% volwd ai¢ogt anYfDre$ega￿ kxihatls IlkotytooEcw thocontra
Dobtord lirK1ud￿g Irade debtors ar￿ loan$ ￿G￿vable1￿¢ nwured tyi Inst￿1 at
SelU*Nryrtam￿nIafteT anYtr8de¢is￿￿tts0rJmc￿ntad¥ar￿￿Y bythocharfty. Subswuty,
they?rn rneJSUTed aithec4th oroih¥¢M5vJ2rotion expwedto bortcefved.
The(h￿tyhaS ha5 Inv•StmMtsYthkth11 holdsforresak oi K*ndltw th￿rS8* r49h
ewlvaknnls *llha rnabJrityd8tÉ ￿98th* one wr. Thfrs£ Incl￿ (xhon depos￿8nd￿sh
ewpvajents￿th& mabJrbtyi*é dtoss thancffle yhpjd fty InYestrnBnl wrpc•g¥ r4therihan
rne8f sh)rt termc45hcc¢nm*MÉnts8siwfall dL*.
Yes
NIA
D•b¢OM
Yes
Nl8
In¥q•tn*rf•
No
Th8yirevaiL*d atfoiTvalueexcepithothsyquEttya2 bast flwck91 In5trum2nt&

Section C
Notes to the accounts
cont
Note 3
Analysls of Income
R•strfcted
Unrestricted Income
fund$
nds
Endovmient
lund8
Total fund$ Pdoryear
Donations
and legacles:
Donations and
Gift Aid
Wl Closin
Institutes
General grants provided by governmentlolher
296
1,264
1,001
Membership subscriptions and SpOns(￿h1pS
30,553
30,553
Donated ods facilities and seNices
Other
Total
32,113
1.901
Charitable
activities:
Fundraisi
ActNities
AGM Accommodation
19,700
19,700
1,337
1,337
Other Charftsbfe Actlvilies income
315
20.015
315
21,352
Total
1.337
Othor trading
actlvltles:
Room Rental
Newsletter income
Publications
Other Tradin
73
7.016
5.826
13,373
7,016
5,826
180
26.395
activiligs
Incomo from
investments:
Interest income
Divid8nd income
Rentsl and le8sin income
Other
2.336
2,885
23
2,359
2.885
Total
5221
23
S•parate
matarlal It•m
of Ineomo:
Total
Othv..
Conversion of endowment funds into income
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
or charil
sownus
Gain on disposal of a programme related
Investment
Royalties from the exploilatK)n of intellectual
hts
Other
Total
TOTAL INCOME
Other infomiatlon.
All Income in the prlor year was unrÈstri¢ted except for: (pl￿$•
provide de8crlpilon and amounts)
Excess on AGM ￿0dation spendirwJ over receipts of
£3,256 aThJ Closgd Institutss recgipl of £822
CC17a (Excel)
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Sect+on C
Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 6
Analysis of Èxpendlture
This ye
La91 year
R•%twlctwJ
Analys1$
Ex
dtturè on raisin
stagirrtj funthaBirg evw
lundB Incom•fLm
fvnds
Tot•1
thJr
Toiallunds
fund&
11,231
Total expendlture on rahlng fvnds
11,231
11231
10,065
10,065
Expendltura on ¢harltabl8 aetlvlilès:
Chartlat￿P￿tlvrt￿$ EXpe￿S
AGM ArKommodatK)tt Costs
711
711
855
334
855
7.462
Totsl expendlture on t￿￿*bI•
a¢tMIIos
711
85S
1.566
7.462
7.796
Other
Admlrtstr&titsn costs
56 994
56,994
64.610
64.610
Totsl othpr expendlture
TOTAL EXPEND￿uRE
56,994
68.936
$6,994
64.610
75,009
64.610
855
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Section C
Note5 to the accounts
Nole 8
Funds rKeived as agent
8.1 Ple•se Complete Ihls Mth• ¢harity •gr•ed to edmlnlster the fuftds of anoth•r•ntilyas its ag•nf. Note.. Il• ¢haiity
Is actlng as an ag•n¢ It $houldnot recognis• th• inwno In the Statement of FinancialAGtivilios or the Balance Shoot.
Amount ro¢¢ived
Amount Id out
Balanc• held at
rlod •nd
Desviptlonlname ol party
Rolat•d
party (Yes
Th1$
ar
Thls
Last
Thls
Last
Subscripti¢)ns to National
Federa￿t)n of Womans
Institutè INFWI)
Y•5
37.172
32,972
37.1)40
Fomiatl¢)n of Nèw In#titute
1,655
1.655
Payment to ACV*W
825
36
825
Proylslon for Servlc• Chargo
1,200
937
400
2,CWJO
Total
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Section C
Notes lo the accounts
Note 10
Details of certaln Itom8 of expenditure
40.1 Fo8s for examlnatlon of the accounts
Ple4s0 provld¢ d•tall$ olth amount pald forany statutory extemalscrntlny of
a￿oUnts and otherserylces provided byyour Independent examiner. Mnothlnq
was paid please •nt•r V'ln the appropriat• l)oxles).
Thi$ year
L•$t y•ar
IndoPondonlexamln9Vs fg8S
Assuranco 8erAce8 olhw than •udit or independent examlnatlon
Tax advi$¢)ry f•os
Oth￿f￿8 (for •xampl•: financial advlc•, con$ultan¢y. accountan¢y s•rvIc￿) pald
to the Independent examln
CC170 (Excdl
03107r2024

Section C
Notes to the accounts
{contl
Note 11
Paid employees
Please complete thls note if the charity has any employees.
11.1 staff Costs
This year
Last year
Salarles and wages
Soclal securfty costs
Penslon Costs (deflned contrlbutlon scheme}
Other employee beneflts
27.566
29,483
467
464
Total staff costs
Thls year:
Please give detalls of the number of employees whose total employee benefrts (excluding employer
pension costs) fell wlthln each band 01£l0,000 from £60.000 upwards. If there are no such transactions,
please enter Yrue, In the box pmvlded.
No employees recelved employee beneflts (excludlng employer
penslon costs) for the reportlng perlod of more than £60,000
TRUE
11.2 Averago head Count in the year
The parts of tho charlty In which the
employees work
s year
Number
ast year
Number
Totsl
CC17a {Excel)
0310712024

Section C
Note5 to the accounts
cont
Note 14
Tonglble fixed assets
wnploto thts not• If the charlty has any tangllH• assets
141 Co8torv8lvation
Fr8ehold land &
bulldln9$
Oth•r land &
b￿1￿1￿98
Plant.
machln•ry
and motor
vohlcl88
Fixtur•$. Ilttlngs
and ￿¥1PMent
Total
At the beonn1r￿ ofthe year
A(Jdibons
351,605
Revalua￿on$
DTr5posals
Translars"
At er￿ of the year
351.fy)5
351.fAIS
142 D•prn¢iation and impalrn*nts
#Sls
SL or R8 Isirdighl
Line or Reducing
Bela￿)
SLorRB
SLorRB
SL OT FiB
SLorRB
- Ratè
At béginning of the year
Disposals
Depreciailon
Impalrment
Trar6fws'
At end of thg yeaT
14.3 Net btsok value
Net book v4ue al the beginnlw ofthe year
351.605
351.605
Net book value at the end ofthè yaar
351.605
351.8OS
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Seclion C
Notes to the accounts
cont
Note 17
invesknenl a￿ets
compl•1• IlHs rt01grfthg Charity￿4 •ny InvesbMntK8•ts.
17.1 Fix•d assets knvestrn•nts Ipl•a$• provld• for *￿h ela55 ol In¥oStm•ntl
C¥h&¢•
49u6valents
Ll*t
Inv•%tm•rt
rop•rtk*B
Socl&l
T*)i•l
Carrying ltslrl v8lu8 at Winning of
period
Add.. addthonsto investh18nt8 duri)g
ppriDd'
L￿9.. dlskwls at Ca￿n9 v#lu•
126,907
126.907
Loss.. IM￿1￿￿¢￿¢$
Add.. Rtvewl ofirnwirm•nts
Addlldedueti: translerin1lD￿j In tho
Addlld8ductl.' neigaknllkntsl
revalualk)
CarTyinu Ifalrl value at onrf of year
20,867
20.887
147.774
147.774
'PIMse sp6¢lfyaddlllons relu￿￿0 frtsrn
acquisitiDn5 ¢hroygh buslno5• comblnatlons,
•ny.
Plea*e n¢)to that Falr V•lue In th1¥ ￿￿•￿11& th• thmovnirorwhl¢h4n 48$•t¢oUld￿￿hIffg￿rfts￿t￿•￿ knwl•gabl•4n
willin9P&rth¥ In •n 4rm¥ lonqth trans￿110￿. For trat￿$t¢￿rit1es. the fotr v•lv• Is ihe v•lu¢ of fhe sKurityquotÈd on the
London Sroek Ex¢h>￿9￿0•11yOfftthI Llst or•qulv&l•ni. ForotlJwasse¢5 wlrere th*els nomarkgtprlco on * trad￿￿*rf(4¢
11 1$ the lrnsteos'orvaluors'b95t •slbno1• ollalrtrnl
17.2 Pl•aso pmvido a bro8kdo*n d Inwobmnts shown #bow agreglng ￿th th• bal&n¢• sheet row B04
dIfferen￿￿tIng betrm•n thos• ￿ld •tl•k ¥aluB and thos• held at cost loss ifflpalnnonL
An￿y818 of In¥•8tmènts
FalrYalu• at yoarond
Cash or u$h equlvol8Thts
Ll#t•d Invgstmwnts
147,774
In¥•8thièh¢ proptrfi¢¥
So¢ial inve$trnErrts
Other In¥osth*n¢
Total
Grand totsl {FaIr￿l￿O al y￿r+￿d•co1t IM8 iMp•kn￿nI)
CC17a (Excdl
0310712024

Section C
Note5 to the accounts
cont
Not? 19
Debtors and prepayments
Pleas8 Gomplete this note If the charlty has any
debtors orprepayments.
19.1 Analysls of debtors
This year
Last year
Trade debtor8
Prgpaymgnts and accrued Incom?
Other debtors
134
4,784
2.435
Total
2,n5
4.918
Please complete 19.2 where a mat•rlal d•btoris recoverable ￿￿Te than a yearaft•r tho roportlng dato.
19.2 Analysis of dabtors r•coverable in more than 1 yoar (included In debtorn above)
This year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued Income
Other debtors
Total
CC17a IEx¢&ll
0310712024

Section C
Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 20
Credltors and accruals
Please complete thjs not¢ If the ¢harily has any Gredltors or accruals.
20.1 Analysls of ¢rnditors
Amounts falllng due within
one
ear
This voar
Last vear
Arnounts falling du• after
more than one year
This yèar
￿￿t year
Atcruals for grants payable
Bank loans and ovgrdraft5
Trade Credltors
Paymonts received on account for contracts or
performan¢prrolated grant8
Accruals and deferred incomo
Taxatlon and soclal 6ecurlty
Other credltor8
6,208
795
962
4,601
830
Total
20.2 Deferred Income
Pleas• complètè this note if the char7ty has defen¥d In¢om
This
ar
ar
Pl•a$e oxplain the reasons why in¢om• is deferred.
We charge for a speaker directory. which is
published bi-annually. Half tha income is held over
3,468
2,340
This year
Last year
Balanc• at thg stsrt of the reportlng porlod
Amounts add￿ In ¢urront perfod
Amounts releasod to In¢om• from prevlous perlod8
Balance at th• •nd tsf the rgporting period
2,340
6,936
310
2.340
5.808
3,468
310
2,340
CC17a {Excel}
0310712024

Section C
Note5 to the Bccoiints
corTt
Nots 24
Cash at bank and In hand
Thls v8ar
Last voar
Shortt•mi t•sh inve¥tn*ni¥ Ileg• than J months M￿lrIty dats)
Shortterm dèpostta
Cish at bank and on hnd
Other
Totsl
101.198
CC17• IEx¢dl
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SeCti4Trn C
Note5 10 the accounts
Not•28
Trdn5aC￿on* wth trugtw ¥tyd r•latod part￿5
Thli y4ar
Mowotthe rfrnwqr¥tknnorr•<*rf•d any rrtherb•D•thfroma
•wknym•ntwtth th•*ththLyorar+thdtnt￿ rrrub0rF￿Hl
TRLIE
La•ty•ar
MDnoofthe w￿￿•$ kovebèM rqrnwurlltknnorrK•lnd any otherbenef15from
ym•ntwtthth•trchwityor&rnts*d•ntly (TrwryFth•
TRUE
2a.2Trwl•M' *XP•bW•
TRUE
Thri y
L•JlyMr
1.445
¢(￿Mod•ll)n
TOTAL
P*g$0 r•lmbvr8•dfor•Xpw￿O• h4
•xE￿•s Pkld tyth•ch*ity
21JTMnx•cth>ThlNl¥#h rel•wd
Thli y•Hr
Th￿ pwty F•lpJ liru•rypyiBol
TrL
tkn•of¢h•iriwty•
pprty
R•￿0￿￿1p
tothoirty
D**¢ripfjOn of th•
atpwknd•Trd
durfr
fgpwt5n9
Th•Th hw•b•on nornl•i•d pwtytranb•¢tthlb ￿r￿•VrFthD
Dun
R•WoTh•h1p
D••¢rfotYJhofthe
Bu￿nC*•I
P•r￿
Pr¢vibiMforbittd
* wlod•n
CC1TalEKcd)

## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of HERTFORDSHIRE FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S INSTITUTES** 

**On accounts for the year** 31 March 2024 **Charity no** 1202209 **ended (if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

1-2 

(Remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and 

- to state whether matters have come to my attention. 

**Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.  It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

**Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *) 

1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 

   - have not been met; or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Signed:** 


**Date:** 21/06/2024 

**Name:** CHARLES GOLDSTEIN 

**Relevant professional** CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 

1 

**IER** 

**March 2012** 



**qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** HEARTWOOD ACCOUNTANTS LTD RIVERSIDE HOUSE, 3 PLACE FARM WHEATHAMPSTEAD HERTS. AL4 8SB **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. 

2 

**IER** 

**March 2012** 



**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

3 

**IER** 

**March 2012**