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

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION BIRMINGHAM 

Girlguiding Birmingham is the largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women in Birmingham. Through fun, friendship, challenge and adventure we empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference in their community.
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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
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 17 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
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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
31/12/22£165£134£31n/an/an/an/an/a787
31/12/21£126£113£14n/an/an/an/an/a750
31/12/20£200£121£79n/an/an/an/an/a980
31/12/19£177£168£10n/an/an/an/an/a995
31/12/18£219£196£23£0£0£0n/a01,065
31/12/17£258£197£61£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£108£75£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£81£87£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£77£83£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£83£106£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£67£81£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£76£93£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£84£74£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£88£78£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£101£98£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£67£80£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£96£104£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£55£57£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£54£52£2£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 60 years

www.girlguidingbirmingham.org.uk

cc@girlguidingbirmingham.org.uk

01216433686

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/17 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/1964, number: 524565
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 12 days late, AR04: 9 days late,
Main office

Girl Guiding Birmingham
Trefoil House
2 Ellis Street
BIRMINGHAM
B1 1HL

Objectives

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION BIRMINGHAM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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