Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Excess liquidity: -1
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Girlguiding North West England enables girls and young women to develop their potential through supporting and valuing its leaders. Our vision is to widen and increase our membership to enable all girls and young women to have the opportunity to develop their potential through guiding.

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£705	£806	£-101	£119	£1,503	£1,454	21.7	13	9,000
31/12/22	£629	£582	£46	£96	£1,407	£1,405	29	10	9,000
31/12/21	£530	£562	£-33	£50	£1,361	£48	1	11	9,000
31/12/20	£597	£597	£0	£43	£1,394	£1,354	27.2	11	9,000
31/12/19	£744	£762	£-18	£55	£1,394	£1,322	20.8	13	10,000
31/12/18	£837	£736	£101	£92	£1,382	£1,310	21.4	11	0
31/12/17	£636	£649	£-14	£60	£1,281	£1,246	23	10	0
31/12/16	£619	£586	£33	£47	£1,295	£1,209	24.7	10	0
31/12/15	£589	£532	£57	£45	£1,262	£1,162	26.2	10	0
31/12/14	£863	£728	£135	£40	£1,205	£1,079	17.8	8	0
31/12/13	£585	£434	£151	£29	£1,070	£987	27.3	8	0
31/12/12	£430	£247	£183	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£655	£372	£283	£29	£729	£721	23.3	3	0
31/12/10	£221	£215	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£223	£257	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	£247	£351	£-104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	£344	£240	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	£226	£234	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£232	£205	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£226	£164	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 21.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 4

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 54 years

www.girlguidingnwe.org.uk

northwesthq@girlguidingnwe.org.uk

01772791947

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Practical support, advice & companionship

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Isle Of Man, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Grant to Girlguiding North West England
£4,000	25/11/2022	Travel support for 16 Girl Guides -out of 178 applicants- to explore and learn about Japanese history and contemporary culture while building lasting connections with Girl Scouts of Japan and to share experiences with the North West England Guiding ....more Travel support for 16 Girl Guides -out of 178 applicants- to explore and learn about Japanese history and contemporary culture while building lasting connections with Girl Scouts of Japan and to share experiences with the North West England Guiding community and beyond, summer 2023.
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£153,860	23/10/2017 36	Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Potentials Fund'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Potentials Fund
£153,860	23/10/2017 35	Funding under Sport England's Potentials Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Potentials Fund. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

ANAMIKA PAUL Appointed: 2024

EMILY PORTER Appointed: 2024

GEOFF ABRAM Appointed: 2024

JENNIFER ANNE CHAPMAN-BROWN Appointed: 2024

JENNIFER LONG Appointed: 2024

LAURA PYE Appointed: 2024

NICOLA ROBINSON Appointed: 2023

RONA ROMMEL (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SHREE PATEL Appointed: 2024

TRACEY JOHNSON Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/03/1971, number: 521654

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

GUIDING ROAD
PRESTON
PR2 5PD

Objectives

UNIT OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRESTON

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