THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION

Registered charity 305845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION, GIRL GUIDING EASTBOURNE DIVISION

Uniform organisation for girls and women from 5 - 65.

Objects

GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION

Area of benefit: EASTBOURNE AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £169,529, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, satisfying their own reserves policy. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £170k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Laslettchair
Christine Waterhouse
Heather Barry
Jan Santos

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£30k	£35k
31/12/2024	£21k	£26k
31/12/2023	£23k	£29k
31/12/2022	£15k	£17k
31/12/2021	£14k	£18k

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £169,529, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, satisfying their own reserves policy. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with trustees expressing reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 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 THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE income £154k
ESSEX SOUTH EAST GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £32k
CHESHIRE BORDER COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION income £83k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION-COUNTY OF SEFTON income £30k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF SUSSEX EAST income £64k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH YORKSHIRE SOUTH income £67k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION EASTBOURNE DIVISION	£30k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ESSEX SOUTH EAST GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESHIRE BORDER COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION FY2024	£83k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION-COUNTY OF SEFTON FY2025	£30k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF SUSSEX EAST FY2025	£64k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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