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WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1028202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GIRL GUIDES

Girlguiding Wiltshire South, as part of a world-wide movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential to take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteer leaders.

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Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£213k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £104,875 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,150,333 to £1,045,458. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold liquid reserves covering one year's operating expenses, with unrestricted reserves stated as £189,370. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further comment on the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s operating expenses (held: £189k)
“The policy of Girlguiding Wiltshire South is to hold liquid reserves to cover one year’s operating expenses.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£109k£213k
31/12/2023£294k£109k
31/12/2022£69k£90k
31/12/2021£31k£37k
31/12/2020£45k£39k

Common questions

Is WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £104,875 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,150,333 to £1,045,458. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold liquid reserves covering one year's operating expenses, with unrestricted reserves stated as £189,370. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further comment on the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2014£9kRefurbishment of floor and kitchen for Trowbridge Guide Headquarters
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2013£4kTraining for new Leaders in particular taking Guides & Brownies away for c

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
VINCI UK FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION£109k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£190k—0unclear—no doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - HAMPSHIRE WEST FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
WILTSHIRE SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£158k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NORFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£216k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.