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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

GUIDES CYMRU 

Girlguiding Cymru is the largest organisation for girls and young women in Wales. It offers an unique environment where they can grow and develop in a safe, girl only space. The programme of activities is relevant to today's girl and actively promotes equality and diversity. Guiding gives girls and young women a voice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23£414£428£-14n/an/an/an/an/a2,541
31/03/22£398£284£114n/an/an/an/an/a3,000
31/03/21£515£351£164£5£1,644£1,27443.693,000
31/03/20£943£851£91£109£1,446£1,07115.1292,500
31/03/19£974£975£0£209£1,361£94311.6393,150
31/03/18£1,141£1,089£52£187£1,347£95410.5360
31/03/17£1,041£1,052£-11£224£1,296£98811.3350
31/03/16£1,143£1,171£-27£185£1,282£9549.8440
31/03/15£912£978£-66£283£1,321£1,01012.4120
31/03/14£732£687£44£390£1,377£66911.7100
31/03/13£679£681£-2£397£1,327£61610.9110
31/03/12£590£631£-41£369£1,309£60511.5100
31/03/11£593£585£8£271£1,349£55011.3130
31/03/10£581£610£-30£350£1,333£53510.5290
31/03/09£695£743£-48£291£1,283£5238.4280
31/03/08£724£751£-27£358£1,416£6049.7300
31/03/07£731£705£27£266£1,477£66111.3270
31/03/06£638£543£96£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£747£728£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£787£726£61£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 52 years

www.girlguidingcymru.org.uk

waleshq@girlguidingcymru.org.uk

01686688652

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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
  • Throughout Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2,541 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Llandeilo Guiding
£3,304 29/11/2017
We are looking for funds to help us provide new and exciting experiences for our members to help them discover and reach their potential.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Girlguiding Cymru
£41,600 29/03/2016
Pushing Boundaries

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/1972, number: 521209
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Girl Guiding Cymru
Broneirion
LLANDINAM
Powys
SY17 5DE

Objectives

UNIT OF GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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