Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE GIRLS' BRIGADE ENGLAND AND WALES

The mission of The Girls' Brigade England and Wales is centred on working with local churches to enable (primarily) girls and young women to engage with the Christian gospel.

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 several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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	£541	£540	£2	£93	£624	£176	3.9	10	2,300
31/12/21	£406	£438	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,000
31/12/20	£586	£543	£43	£53	£690	£56	1.2	12	2,900
31/12/19	£851	£744	£107	£112	£659	£15	0.2	13	2,816
31/12/18	£771	£824	£-54	£145	£518	£-124	-1.8	13	2,500
31/12/17?	£1,185	£1,197	£-12	£241	£574	£-85	-0.9	13	0
30/06/16	£862	£1,095	£-234	£6	£638	£84	0.9	18	0
30/06/15	£996	£1,063	£-67	£28	£1,130	£357	4	19	0
30/06/14	£1,203	£1,101	£102	£40	£1,029	£252	2.7	19	0
30/06/13	£931	£982	£-51	£50	£910	£326	4	17	0
30/06/12	£602	£858	£-256	£39	£908	£398	5.6	13	0
30/06/11	£748	£1,109	£-360	£196	£1,204	£643	7	15	0
30/06/10	£937	£1,174	£-237	£265	£1,427	£892	9.1	15	0
30/06/09	£930	£1,054	£-124	£252	£1,606	£1,022	11.6	15	0
30/06/08	£809	£1,025	£-216	£194	£1,870	£1,365	16	14	0
30/06/07	£886	£1,033	£-146	£188	£2,174	£1,584	18.4	10	0
30/06/06	£857	£932	£-74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	£815	£910	£-95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	£805	£872	£-67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 4.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 62 years
(98 years as a company)

www.girlsbrigadeministries.org.uk

gbco@gb-ministries.org

01246582322

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees
2,300 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£281,341
Co-Operative Group	£7,062
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Drighlington Girls Brigade
£1,688	21/10/2023	We have a number of children with special needs, and we'd like to put together resource bags for the school holidays. We sent some out during the pandemic and received praise from families.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Amesbury Girls' Brigade
£1,738	22/10/2022	We plan to continue as a resource as we have for 70 years to connect and support children and young people. Equipping them with life skills, networking and meeting new friends within the community.
DCMS - Girls' Brigade - Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund
£65,115	17/10/2022	The aims of the grant are to open new uniformed youth groups in areas of disadvantage where no existing groups exist, improve the wellbeing of young people and help them to develop skills for life ....more The aims of the grant are to open new uniformed youth groups in areas of disadvantage where no existing groups exist, improve the wellbeing of young people and help them to develop skills for life and work, and to support Uniformed Youth Organisations to build their internal capacity to scale up sustainably and ensure organisations can continue to meet demand beyond 2025.
DCMS - Uniformed Youth Fund 2022-25 - The Girls' Brigade England & Wales
£116,226	01/04/2022	The objectives of the Uniformed Youth Fund are to: Increase the capacity of non-military uniformed youth group provision in areas with unmet demand, by creating approximately 23,393 new places for ....more The objectives of the Uniformed Youth Fund are to: Increase the capacity of non-military uniformed youth group provision in areas with unmet demand, by creating approximately 23,393 new places for young people on existing waiting lists aged 10 - 18 by March 2025, prioritising those in deprived areas; improve the wellbeing of young people and help them to develop skills for life and work; and to support Uniformed Youth Organisations to build their internal capacity to scale up sustainably and ensure organisations can continue to meet demand beyond 2025.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to 1st Ryton Girls' Brigade
£750	20/01/2022	Annual subscriptions fees to benefit children and young people in Gateshead
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Amesbury Girls Brigade
£3,637	24/10/2020	Our aim is to help equip girls with life skills, networking and meeting new friends.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000	15/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Amesbury Girls Brigade
£4,474	19/11/2018	We need funds to celebrate 125 years of the Girls' Brigade with our local community through a programme of daily and one off activities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to 1st Hedge End Girls' Brigade
£4,287	29/11/2017	We need to raise funds so that we can involve the girls in local activities that will stretch and build them for their future.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-66

AMANDA ALLCHORN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Spiritual Director

CLAIRE JILL BOXALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Strategic Framework Manager

HAYLEY RONA FLINT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator

SARA FAGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

SARAH HELEN HALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Local Government Officer

SUSAN ELIZABETH PARKIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Helpdesk Advisor

JOANNE MARY GREENGRASS (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Nhs Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 206655
Registered at Companies House on 26/06/1925, number: 00206877

Gift Aid

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

Main office

Cliff College
Calver
Hope Valley
S32 3XG

Objectives

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO PROMOTE, EXTEND AND MAINTAIN CHRISTIAN BELIEF AND BEHAVIOUR PRIMARILY IN GIRLS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMPANY GROUPS AND OTHER INITIATIVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING SUCH MEMBERS TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD SET BY JESUS CHRIST FOR THE WHOLE OF LIFE AND TO PROVIDE POSITIVE CHRISTIAN TEACHING REGARDING THE SOCIAL ISSUES FACING THEM IN THEIR GROWING AND ADULT LIVES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

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