GIRLGUIDING LANCASHIRE WEST

Registered charity 1048446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GUIDE ASSOCIATION LANCASHIRE WEST COUNTY

To pursue the objectives of the Guide Association UK by assisting girls and young women in the Guiding County of Lancashire West to fulfil their potential and take an active and responsible role in society.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £1,930.97 for the year, with total income of £62,021.23 against expenditure of £60,090.26. The trustees report that they do not have a formal reserves policy but aim to retain funds to operate for 18-24 months without income. Free reserves are limited to cash balances of approximately £5,132.20 in the main account, with no other assets or liabilities disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Catherine Winifred Potterchair
• Jacqueline Hoyle
• Julie Birkett
• Kathryn Fairclough
• Kerry Brown
• Kristianne Hammond
• Megan Hankinson
• Susan Sankey

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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