Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

DURHAM SOUTH COUNTY GUIDE ASSOCIATION 

Our Mission is to be a warm and welcoming County with quality Guiding for all.
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
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 60 years

www.girlguidingdurhamsouth.org.uk

info@girlguidingdurhamsouth.org.uk

01913666832

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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£12£12£-1n/an/an/an/an/a550
31/12/21£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/a750
31/12/19£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/a760
31/12/18£25£12£12£0£0£0n/a0776
31/12/17£27£17£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£39£37£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£28£27£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£37£47£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£32£40£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£35£28£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£34£22£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£31£38£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£92£99£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£78£70£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£73£84£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£83£80£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£75£66£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£75£83£-9£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 550 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Doing Our Best
£2,600 19/12/2016
Towards intensive training weekend for a number of volunteers at a Girlguiding Training and Activity centre in Waddow Hall.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (17)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/04/1964, number: 520718
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

2 Rannoch Avenue
CHESTER LE STREET
County Durham
DH2 3EY

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF DURHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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