Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1

GIRLGUIDING KENT WEST 

Girlguiding Kent West offers girls and young women quality girl-led guiding opportunities, presenting challenge and adventure, which develop their potential and enable them to make a positive contribution to their community and beyond.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 60 years

www.girlguidingkentwest.co.uk

ggkentwest@gmail.com

07977766352

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UN SDGs
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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
30/09/22£20£24£-5n/an/an/an/an/a770
30/09/21£10£14£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£20£27£-7n/an/an/an/an/a1,100
30/09/19£45£51£-6n/an/an/an/an/a27
30/09/18£44£43£1£0£0£0n/a027
30/09/17£23£18£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£32£11£21£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£34£39£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£56£19£37£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£20£12£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11*£18£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£68£60£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09*£89£86£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£161£149£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£100£88£12£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£100£92£9£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05*£94£90£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£89£86£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who works here?
  • 770 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,000 17/09/2021
Replace slippery decking for hard non slip play surface

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/1964, number: 303470
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 108 days late, AR09: 68 days late, AR07: 195 days late, AR06: 16 days late, AR05: 59 days late, AR04: 239 days late,
Main office

55 Chestnut Avenue
CHATHAM
Kent
ME5 9BB

Objectives

COUNTY OF KENT (WEST) BRANCH OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF KENT (WEST)

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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