GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
GIRLGUIDING ENABLES GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL AND TAKE AN ACTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE ROLE IN SOCIETY, THROUGH A STIMULATING AND ENJOYABLE PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES DELIVERED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER LEADERS.OUR VISION IS TO BE RECOGNISED AS THE LEADING ORGANISATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,524,000, with unrestricted reserves of £399,705 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £150,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £228,000, driven largely by grant income, while expenditure decreased to £106,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees, who are also leaders of Girlguiding units, have a subscription paid to Guide Association Buckingahmshire, by their units. In 2025, the total subscriptions received for the Trustees was £105 (2024: £120), based on a per head subcription of £9.50 (2024: £12) In addition, subscriptions have been received by Guide Association Buckinghamshire for the daughters of three of the Trustees. In 2025, subscriptions from these girls totals £19 (2024: £36), based on a per head subscription of £9.50 (2024: £12)” — page 29
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/02/2021)
Trustees
- DEBBIE NORIE
- Fiona Rivett
- Gillian Carol MacKenzie
- Helen Jane Solloway
- JANET SMITH
- Janet Loach
- Judith Freeman
- Katherine Berryman
- LISA DAWN FORD
- RUTH BOWLES
- Sheila Jane Beales
- Susan Berry
- Toni MacDonald
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £228k | £106k |
| 31/03/2024 | £183k | £127k |
| 31/03/2023 | £592k | £144k |
| 31/03/2022 | £194k | £176k |
| 31/03/2021 | £141k | £93k |
Common questions
Is GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1,524,000, with unrestricted reserves of £399,705 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £150,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £228,000, driven largely by grant income, while expenditure decreased to £106,000. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CADOGAN CHARITY | 1 | £20k |
| THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £5k |
| THE JENOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS) | 1 | £4k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION
- WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION
- THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION
- CHESHIRE FOREST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION
- THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION
- THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - HAMPSHIRE WEST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUIDE ASSOCIATION BUCKINGHAMSHIRE | £228k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION | £205k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION | £198k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION | £34.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CHESHIRE FOREST COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION | £216k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION | £1.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |