THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION-COUNTY OF SEFTON

Registered charity 506468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Girlguiding County of Sefton, SEFTON COUNTY OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

To pursue the objectives of Girlguiding UK concerned with assisting girls and young women to fulfil their potential by taking an active and responsible role in society.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF SEFTON

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves are held at a target of £8,000, representing one year's day-to-day running costs, while the actual unrestricted funds carried forward total £89,856. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and notes that its reserves are held in National Savings Income Bonds and a bank bond.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rose Bodechair
• Andrew Malcolm Tate · trustee of 3 other charities
• Chris WATKINSON
• Elizabeth Anne Sinker
• Helen Fawcett · trustee of 3 other charities
• Kirstie Gunby
• Lynn Deacon
• Nichola Joan James
• Rebecca Hopkins
• Sarah Jane Bennett
• Wendy Graham

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Sefton

Income and spending

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