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SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 507808 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING SOUTH YORKSHIRE, SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Girl Guiding South Yorkshire is part of Girl Guiding Uk whose statement of purpose is to promote the education of girls and young women to help them develop emotionally,mentally,physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world.

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Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,853, which is below the stated policy target of the 12-month budget plus a £10,000 buffer. The charity reports having sufficient reserves to meet expected costs for the upcoming year and notes that its investment funds are held safely with NS&I.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: the budget for the 12 months costs plus a buffer of £10000 (held: £30k)
“The reserve policy for the unrestricted General Fund is to hold an amount equivilant to the budget for the 12 months costs plus a buffer of £10000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Doncaster · Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£101k£96k
31/08/2024£91k£90k
30/06/2023£84k£73k
30/06/2022£51k£45k
30/06/2021£16k£20k

Common questions

Is SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £29,853, which is below the stated policy target of the 12-month budget plus a £10,000 buffer. The charity reports having sufficient reserves to meet expected costs for the upcoming year and notes that its investment funds are held safely with NS&I. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2009£50kRenovation / Provide Facilities for Disabled People of Hesley Guide House.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/04/2001£19k"90 Years of Guiding - in Rotherham"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£20k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£5k
THE JENOUR FOUNDATION1£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 CHARITY1£3k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BERKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION£101k—0unclear—no doubt
BERKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2024£167k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£572k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION FY2024£205k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2024£628k—0above—no doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY FY2024£236k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.