THAME DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 304443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THAME AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

HAS A FULL STRUCTURED PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN AGED 5 YRS -65 YRS. GIRLGUIDING ENABLES GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE WORLD.

Objects

INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTYAND GOOD CITIZENSHIP

Area of benefit: THAMES AND DISTRICT

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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Registered contact address: South Oxfordshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a payments and receipts basis, with income recorded only when received. The organization reports steady progress and strong demand for its facilities, supported by volunteer dedication and community partnerships.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate contingencies and funding for the ongoing demands of the building and to future-proof the charity

“Thame Girl Guiding has adopted a reserves policy to ensure adequate contingencies and funding for the ongoing demands of the building and to future-proof the charity.”

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
Campaigns and political activity 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 25
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 29
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 37
Government income: £3,484 — grants £3,484 (2); 7% of the £51,100 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Girlguiding Thame District (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Annabel Laver
Carolyn Wright
DEBORAH THOMPSON
Elizabeth Verchase-Manger
Janet Choldcroft
Katherine Openshaw · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathryn Shorter
LINDA NEWTON
Linda Emery · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Harding
Punita Mark
WENDY GIBSON

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£48k	£33k
31/12/2024	£50k	£47k
31/12/2023	£51k	£62k
31/12/2022	£36k	£28k
31/12/2021	£35k	£41k

Common questions

Is THAME DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a payments and receipts basis, with income recorded only when received. The organization reports steady progress and strong demand for its facilities, supported by volunteer dedication and community partnerships. 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	28/09/2023	£8k	Thame District Girl Guide Association HQ Solar Panels

Charities like this

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

GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE income £140k
GIRLGUIDING FLEET DIVISION income £32k
KEYNSHAM DISTRICT GUIDES income £40k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOMERSET income £51k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £154k
KINGSTON DISTRICT GUIDES income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THAME DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FY2026	£140k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GIRLGUIDING FLEET DIVISION FY2025	£32k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEYNSHAM DISTRICT GUIDES FY2025	£40k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOMERSET FY2025	£51k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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