SUFFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1144434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educating girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.

Objects

EDUCATING GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £53,224 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £911,359 to £858,135. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. General unrestricted free reserves stood at £183,302 at year-end, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £150,000.

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 5 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Jane Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Catherine Holmes
• Coral Anne Milner
• JENNIFER JOYCE ALLEN · trustee of 1 other charity
• Linda Ann West · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sarah Anna Lyons

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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