THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND

Registered charity 305951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING SOUTH WEST ENGLAND, SOUTH WEST ENGLAND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, SOUTH WEST ENGLAND GUIDES ASSOCIATION, SOUTH WEST ENGLAND REGION GIRL

Girlguiding South West England provides a range of activities and opportunities for girls and young women aged from 5 years to adult in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Jersey and Guernsey.

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Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £13,257 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £2,066,662. The trustees report that free reserves were nil, while designated and restricted funds held significant balances. The auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s operating expenditure

“General liquid reserves sufficient to cover one year’s operating expenditure. This includes staff costs, office costs and utilities. The total of these costs currently stands at around £589,558” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fawcetts LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£108k

Reserves (reported)

£20.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~198.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Annabel Phillips
Bryony Franco
Colette Merrien
Hannah Burton
JAYNE TREADWELL · trustee of 1 other charity
Janet Parker
Joanne Manship · trustee of 1 other charity
Karen Johnson
Racheal Tattum
Simone Porter
Solange Rebours
Sophia Parviez

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Gloucestershire · Guernsey · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Isles Of Scilly · Jersey · Somerset · West Berkshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.2m	£1.2m
31/12/2024	£1.1m	£1.2m
31/12/2023	£944k	£992k
31/12/2022	£811k	£723k
31/12/2021	£655k	£570k

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £13,257 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £2,066,662. The trustees report that free reserves were nil, while designated and restricted funds held significant balances. The auditor confirmed the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fawcetts LLP.

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 DAIWA ANGLO-JAPANESE FOUNDATION	1	£4k
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE KERRISON TRUST	1	£250

Charities like this

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

WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £109k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION income £1.2m
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - HAMPSHIRE WEST income £107k
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION income £198k
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND income £1.1m
GREATER LONDON, SOUTH WEST COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL income £202k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2024	£109k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - HAMPSHIRE WEST FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025	£198k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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