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

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SOMERSET 

The aim of the Charity is to promote the education of girls and young women to help them develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world. Somerset County is composed of 10 Divisions. Each of these has numerous units. Weekly guiding activities, camps, crafts and sporting events take place at all levels.
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
  • 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 13 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
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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£16£13£3n/an/an/an/an/a540
31/12/21£22£12£10n/an/an/an/an/a540
31/12/20£34£14£20n/an/an/an/an/a543
31/12/19£32£25£6n/an/an/an/an/a765
31/12/18£40£50£-10£0£0£0n/a0850
31/12/17£30£20£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£61£41£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£65£49£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£65£52£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£68£58£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£51£42£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£100£77£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£209£196£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£161£179£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£37£32£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£27£27£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£67£59£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£35£37£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£54£48£6£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

https://girlguidingsomerset.org.uk

commissioner@girlguidingsomerset.org.uk

07789884984

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 540 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
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Maintaining connections between girls and young women across Somerset
£2,000 12/06/2020
Grant to Girlguiding Somerset International
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 23/05/2018
New Toilet and Shower Block
National Lottery Community Fund - Somermead Campsite Development
£10,000 18/03/2010
12
A project by this girl guiding group based in Sedgemoor, Somerset to modernise and improve the current toilet and shower facilities in the campsite's indoor accommodation. The project will also ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/08/1987, number: 297324
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Fieldcroft
Shepherds Hill
Buckhorn Weston
GILLINGHAM
Dorset
SP8 5HX

Objectives

THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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