THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION DERBYSHIRE

Registered charity 504343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DERBYSHIRE COUNTY OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, GIRLGUIDING DERBYSHIRE

Programme and activities offered to all it's voluntary members incorporating the five key features that provide the basis of effective guiding - those being 1) working together in small groups 2) decision making as individuals & groups 3) a girl led balanced and varied programme 4) care for the individual member and their fulfilment 5) a shared commitment to a common standard.

Objects

THE INSTRUCTION OF GIRLS OF ALL CLASSES IN THE PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLINE, LOYALTY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP.

Area of benefit: DERBYSHIRE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £507,860, largely driven by a £560,079 legacy received during the year. Free reserves stood at £915,797, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £97,890, which represents 12 months of planned activity. The trustees determined that the majority of the legacy should be held as a distinct separate reserve to be invested in land or premises for future use.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~77.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Arterchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Amanda Patchett
• Beverley Myszka · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carole Angela Sara Nightingale
• Claire Orford
• Fiona Caldecott
• Lucinda Allen
• Rachel Bridge
• Sally Parmar
• Tina Railton

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).