NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 304418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

The Guide Association is the largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women in the UK. In Northamptonshire we have approximately 7,500 members, making us the largest voluntary youth group in the county. Members meet together, usually weekly, in units all over the county. Here they have the opportunity to take part in fun activities and new adventures.

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Latest income
£123k
Latest spending
£101k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £726,350, which the trustees consider an acceptable level sufficient to cover a minimum of one year's administration, fundraising, and training costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,153 for the year, driven by voluntary income and investment returns, while total resources expended were £100,541. The trustees confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's administration, fund raising and training costs (held: £726k)
to cover a minimum of one year's administration, fund raising and training costs — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£123k£101k
31/12/2023£197k£105k
31/12/2022£109k£111k
31/12/2021£83k£92k
31/12/2020£130k£103k

Common questions

Is NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £726,350, which the trustees consider an acceptable level sufficient to cover a minimum of one year's administration, fundraising, and training costs. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £22,153 for the year, driven by voluntary income and investment returns, while total resources expended were £100,541. The trustees confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery12/05/2025£30kMillionaire Street 2025 05w2

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESHIRE FOREST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION£123k0aboveno doubt
CHESHIRE FOREST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£216k0unclearno doubt
THE NORFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£216k0aboveno doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY FY2024£236k0unclearno doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION FY2025£1.2maboveno doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - HAMPSHIRE WEST FY2025£107k0unclearno doubt

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