Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE NORFOLK COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION 

Girlguiding UK, as part of a worldwide movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential to take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteer leaders. The objective of Norfolk Guide Association is to promote all aspects of guiding in Norfolk.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£137£139£-2n/an/an/an/an/a1,500
31/12/21£114£124£-10n/an/an/an/an/a1,500
31/12/20£141£143£-2n/an/an/an/an/a1,500
31/12/19£159£176£-17n/an/an/an/an/a1,700
31/12/18£625£611£15£5£652£61612.131,700
31/12/17£209£174£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£144£133£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£140£175£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£525£496£29£54£625£61214.820
31/12/13£139£181£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£177£173£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£155£138£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£500£482£18£59£617£61015.220
31/12/09£257£245£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£292£243£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£254£245£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£508£467£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£301£279£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£231£220£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

www.girlguidingnorfolk.org.uk

ggnadmin@girlguidingnorfolk.org.uk

01603 737996

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Norfolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 1,500 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The National Archives - Girlguiding Norfolk County Archive Resource Centre
£4,330 01/04/2022
The Collaborate and Innovate funding programme is funded by The NationalArchives. The programme is focused on both empowering archives to use creativityand innovation to develop ideas and solutions, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Girlguiding Norfolk
£60,000 19/10/2017
OUTARC: Creatively making Girlguiding Norfolk's heritage resources accessible to all

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/01/1964, number: 280532
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Patteson Lodge Activity Centre
Patteson Lodge
14 Gt. Hautbois Road
Coltishall
NORWICH
NR12 7JN

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORFOLK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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