THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Registered charity 282931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

The provision of a balanced programme of activities for girls and young women within the age range 5 - 25 years who live in the area of Bristol & South Gloucestershire, to develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: AVON.

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

Causes: Education/training · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£154k

Latest spending

£129k

Registered

1981

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £24,948 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £107,396, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover running costs for just over ten months against a policy target of one year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of Guiding, administration and headquarters running costs (held: £107k)

“The Trustee Board considers that an appropriate policy is to maintain these reserves at a level which would be able to meet, for a period of one year, Guiding, administration and headquarters running costs.”

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
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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 — The Guide Association Bristol and South Gloucestershire (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Caroline Margaret Hankschair
Deborah Ann Bowden
Donna Frances Comley
Esther Onyinyechi Adi · trustee of 1 other charity
Fiona Jackson
Gillian Ann Boyes
Hannah Taylor Doe
Lisa Kate Williams
Lorna Adelaide Lee
Nicola Melanie Burand

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£154k	£129k
31/03/2024	£131k	£176k
31/03/2023	£139k	£112k
31/03/2022	£99k	£88k
31/03/2021	£144k	£82k

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £24,948 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £107,396, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover running costs for just over ten months against a policy target of one year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2015	£5k	Growing Guiding - providing more opportunities across Bristol and Sout
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/01/2014	£9k	Briarlands Activity Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/05/2007	£10k	The Training of Leaders in Guiding

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY	1	—
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
Moto Foundation	1	£275

Charities like this

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

GLOUCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £198k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION income £30k
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £198k
GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE income £140k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY income £236k
BERKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £152k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£198k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION FY2025	£30k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FY2026	£140k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY FY2024	£236k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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