THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION

Registered charity 308268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHIGWELL ROW CAMPSITE, CUDHAM CAMPSITE, FRIENDS OF CHIGWELL ROW, FRIENDS OF CUDHAM, FRIENDS OF PAXMEAD, LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £97,033 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £1,603,142. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds healthy unrestricted reserves of £1,091,713, which are above the policy target of £437,636 and sufficient to cover running costs for at least the next 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Material transactions with The Guide Association (umbrella organisation)
Material transactions with the Guide Association in the year totalled £7,900 (2024: £158,589). Within the debtors balance £15,944 was in relation to related party transactions with the Guide Association. — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.2m£1.3m
31/12/2024£1.1m£975k
31/12/2023£873k£659k
31/12/2022£623k£643k
31/12/2021£619k£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £97,033 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £1,603,142. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds healthy unrestricted reserves of £1,091,713, which are above the policy target of £437,636 and sufficient to cover running costs for at least the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.