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
Leaders enabled Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Section members to enjoy a full programme of activities following the Guide Association programme for young girls and women.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (56% of income)
“Membership subscriptions, where the underlying subscription payable by members decreased in 2025 to £559,496” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
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).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Amanda Teasel — Chief Commissioner (source)
- Jooles Parkin — Deputy Chief Commissioner (source)
- Amrita Sheldon — Region Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£31k
Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Amanda Teasel
- Anna Jones
- Chloe Healy
- Dawn Archer · trustee of 1 other charity
- Georgina Challinor
- Heather Fowler · trustee of 2 other charities
- Julie Parkin
- Lilymae Kennedy
- Melissa Allen · trustee of 2 other charities
- Navroza Ladha
- Rowena Bradnam · trustee of 1 other charity
- Victoria Cross
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
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