Girlguiding Barnard Castle Division

Analysis

Girlguiding Barnard Castle Division is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Girlguiding Barnard Castle Division reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1,029 to £16k (+1488%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 309%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Girlguiding Barnard Castle Division sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aston School Parent's Association (£16k), 1st Tynedale (Corbridge) Scout Group (£16k) and Chancellors School Parent-Teacher Association (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.