Mynydd Isa Butterflies Women's Institute
What it does
Monthly WI meetings. Outings as a WI, with other WIs and Federation. Supporting national resolutions. Coffee mornings. Involvment with local groups eg collecting for food banks.
Its charitable purposes
THE MAIN PURPOSE 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.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Mynnydd-isa
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £44,804 and spent £47,820.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £44,804 | £47,820 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £14,029 | £6,751 | Not reported | 25 |
| 30 September 2023 | £9,220 | £6,194 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £8,814 | £13,382 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £24,308 | £25,781 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 84%, from £24,308 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £44,804 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 107% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 September 2025: £25,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £25,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2021, worth at least £11,500.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £8,000 |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £3,500 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Christine Barbara Mathershaw
- Deane Williams
- Gwyneth Thomas
- Jackie Anne Bedwell
- Julie Wilkins
- President Maureen Elizabeth Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 11 November 2025, 261 days early | Received 11 November 2025 |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 11 December 2024, 231 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 13 November 2023, 260 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 9 November 2022, 263 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 12 November 2021, 260 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 228433
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 14 October 1963
- Governing document
- MODEL CONSTITUTION AND RULES as amended on 08 Apr 2021
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.