FAQs: Financial matters

The questions below are about financial matters.

Please click on the question of interest to view the answer:

Q1: Why do WI accounts have to be independently examined and can this be done by a neighbour who is retired bank manager?
Q2: Why can't I pay my subscription by direct debit?
Q3: What on earth does National spend its income on?
Q4: Our WI has raised £1,000 for the local premature baby unit but now I discover we can't give the money as it goes against Charity Commission rules. Is this true?
Q5: As the NFWI and individual WIs are charities, is it possible for the WIs to reclaim tax from subscriptions and if so how do we go about it?
Q6: Our WI would like to fundraise for a cancer charity, but have been told that we cannot fundraise for a national charity. How is it possible that the WI in Rylstone was able to raise so much money for Leukaemia Research, which is also a national charity?
Q7: How can WIs contribute to ACWW funds?

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