THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Registered charity 521654 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING-NORTH WEST ENGLAND, NORTH WEST REGION OF ENGLAND GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Girlguiding North West England enables girls and young women to develop their potential through supporting and valuing its leaders. Our vision is to widen and increase our membership to enable all girls and young women to have the opportunity to develop their potential through guiding.

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Latest income
£843k
Latest spending
£914k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,033,093 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of £1,416,708. The trustees note that free reserves stood at the equivalent of 11 months' operating costs, which is just short of their stated target of 12 months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Members' subscriptions (37% of income)
The primary source of funding for the charity continues to be members’ subscriptions, amounting to £379,764 in 2024 — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £541k; policy: 12 months)
At 31 December 2024, free reserves stood at the equivalent of 11 months’ operating costs, falling just short of the trustees’ target of 12 months.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Girlguiding North West England (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£914k
Cost of raising funds
£132k
Reserves (reported)
£541k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£843k£914k
31/12/2023£705k£806k
31/12/2022£629k£582k
31/12/2021£530k£562k
31/12/2020£597k£597k

Common questions

Is THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £1,033,093 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total reserves of £1,416,708. The trustees note that free reserves stood at the equivalent of 11 months' operating costs, which is just short of their stated target of 12 months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.

Who funds THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND as a grant recipient include THE DAIWA ANGLO-JAPANESE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAIWA ANGLO-JAPANESE FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kSupport for a 12-day cultural immersion trip to Japan for 16 older Girl Guides (Rangers) so they can explore and learn about both Japanese history and modern-da

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England23/10/2017£154kPotentials Fund

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND£843kbelowno doubt
NORTH EAST ENGLAND GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2024£628k0aboveno doubt
WORCESTERSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£198k0unclearno doubt
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY GUIDES ASSOCIATION FY2024£205k0unclearno doubt
THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGION FY2025£1.2maboveno doubt
WARWICKSHIRE GUIDE ASSOCIATION FY2025£190k0unclearno doubt

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