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THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF SUSSEX EAST

Registered charity 283701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING SUSSEX EAST, SUSSEX EAST COUNTY OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Girl Guiding

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISIPLINE, 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: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £287,110 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to one year's expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £17,422 for the year, driven by a significant loss on the revaluation of investments, although total net assets remained substantial at £315,244.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Subscriptions (47% of income)
“Subscriptions 30,136” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £287k)
“The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the County’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of resources has been maintained throughout the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£64k£73k
31/12/2024£96k£77k
31/12/2023£83k£77k
31/12/2022£82k£110k
31/12/2021£48k£51k

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF SUSSEX EAST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves were £287,110 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to one year's expenditure. The charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £17,422 for the year, driven by a significant loss on the revaluation of investments, although total net assets remained substantial at £315,244. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2006£5kOlave 2006