Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION LANCASHIRE BORDER COUNTY 

Support girls and young women to achieve their potential and make a difference to the world
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 14 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

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£35£32£3n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/12/21£36£70£-34n/an/an/an/an/a396
31/12/20£21£12£9n/an/an/an/an/a428
31/12/19£19£21£-2n/an/an/an/an/a533
31/12/18£20£20£0£0£0£0n/a0651
31/12/17£42£23£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£44£20£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£28£18£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£33£45£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£44£33£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£21£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£25£25£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£21£17£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£63£57£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£44£45£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£57£54£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£22£23£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£19£18£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£14£10£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for females
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 350 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1985, number: 516834
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from GIRLGUIDING LANCASHIRE BORDER HEADQUARTERS on 07/02/2023
Main office

100 Shepherd Cross Street
BOLTON
BL1 3BY

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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