SURREY WEST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 273344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING SURREY WEST, SURREY WEST COUNTY OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Girlguiding Surrey West covers the Boroughs of Elmbridge, Guildford, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Woking and Waverley. We aim to sustain and promote a stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities based on Guiding principles for girls and young women aged 5 - 25 years, delivered by trained volunteer leaders.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: WEST SURREY

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 26% to £345,600, while total expenditure rose by 22% to £380,000, resulting in a deficit for the year. Despite this, the charity reports a healthy financial position with unrestricted reserves of £193,729, which the trustees confirm are in line with their reserves policy and sufficient to maintain the organization as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Girlguiding Surrey West (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Venetia Cooperchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bethan Godfrey
• Ellen Louw
• JANET FREEMANTLE
• Janet Cowley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jill Judd · trustee of 1 other charity
• Michael Kelly
• Sarah Ings

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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