Girlguiding Lancaster and Garstang Division

Analysis

Girlguiding Lancaster and Garstang Division is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Girlguiding Lancaster and Garstang Division reported income of £10k and spending of £595, leaving 94% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,739 to £10k (+495%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 392%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Girlguiding Lancaster and Garstang Division sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the University of Reading (£10k), Friends of Montgomery School (£10k) and Friends of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (£10k).