West Dorset Division of the Guide Association

Analysis

West Dorset Division of the Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyme Regis. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Dorset Division of the Guide Association reported income of £10k and spending of £6,956, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4,044 to £10k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 913%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, West Dorset Division of the Guide Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% 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 Lynmouth Memorial Hall (£10k), Little Cressingham & Threxton Village Charity (£10k) and Claxton and Carleton Village Hall (£10k).