THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF MERSEYSIDE

Registered charity 521714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIRLGUIDING MERSEYSIDE, MERSEYSIDE COUNTY GIRL GUIDES, MERSEYSIDE GUIDES, SOUTH WEST LANCASHIRE COUNTY GIRL GUIDES

Activities following the programme developed for youth sections by Girlguiding UK

Objects

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.

Area of benefit: MERSEYSIDE

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,246 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £66,470 to £62,181. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £40,730 represent approximately 11 months of running costs, which aligns with their stated policy target of twelve months of resources expended. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sylvia Ann Macaulaychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Diane Davies
• Elaine Fanning
• Helen Greenway
• JANICE HUGHES
• Laura Watson
• Linda Susan Raffe · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lisa Joan McIlhoney
• Lynda Hargreaves · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mia Emily Smallshaw
• Rebekah Bretherton · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tracy Ann Daglar · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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