The Bournemouth Guide Camp Association
Analysis
The Bournemouth Guide Camp Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00259058). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bournemouth Guide Camp Association reported income of £54k and spending of £59k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £30k to £54k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bournemouth Guide Camp Association sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James School Parent Teacher Association (£54k), Friends of St Marys School (£54k) and Club Tikva (£54k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To establish and maintain in Hampshire or Dorset one or more camps for the use of members of the Guide Association and members of such kindred societies or institutions as are approved by the charity. To achieve this the Bournemouth Guide Camp Association maintains a site for camp and pack holidays at Dudsbury, near Ferndown, Dorset.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St James School Parent Teacher Association | Kent | £54k |
| Friends of St Marys School | Bishop's Stortford | £54k |
| Club Tikva | Manchester | £54k |
| Long Clawson Pre-School | Leicestershire | £54k |