GIRL GUIDE WOODBANK ACTIVITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1176106 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Woodbank is a residential activity centre for members of the Guide Association. The premises provide buildings and facilities for members to enjoy. The premises are situated in Burrows Lane, Prescot.

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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Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£19k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £31,876 are held in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of twelve months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,174 for the year ended 31 December 2025, supported by donations and charitable activity income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable Activities (68% of income)

“Charitable Activities 3 22,169 - 22,169 19,200” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: twelve months of the resources expended (held: £32k)

“The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be twelve months of the resources expended” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Investment
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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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

Ann Newsholme
Cheryl Gregson
Diane Roberts
Hazel Dickinson
Linda Susan Raffe · trustee of 1 other charity
Mary Roberts
Rebekah Bretherton · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephanie Crone
Sylvia Ann Macaulay · trustee of 1 other charity
Tracy Ann Daglar · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£33k	£19k
31/12/2024	£24k	£15k
31/12/2023	£24k	£16k
31/12/2022	£23k	£14k
31/12/2021	£5k	£13k

Common questions

Is GIRL GUIDE WOODBANK ACTIVITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £31,876 are held in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of twelve months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,174 for the year ended 31 December 2025, supported by donations and charitable activity income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.