BEDFORD DIVISION GUIDES

Registered charity 285623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORD DIVISION OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Voluntary organisation providing support and activities for girls and women within Girlguiding UK, specifically in the Bedford area Maintaining our Activity Centre in Bromham (Mollivers)

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BEDFORD

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 holds unrestricted funds of £149,120.76 at year-end, which the trustees note are held to cover at least one year's expenditure. The filing was independently examined by Sharon Rust, who confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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 4 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
• 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
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Caroline Elizabeth Mathew
• Emily Adelaide Woodley
• Helen Nightingale
• MRS GILL LAKE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Teresa Spencer

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

Operates in: Bedford

Income and spending

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