Girlguiding Essex West

Analysis

Girlguiding Essex West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harold Wood. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under human rights and equality. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Girlguiding Essex West reported income of £116k and spending of £112k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £77k to £116k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Girlguiding Essex West sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre (£115k), Neath Port Talbot Children's Rights Unit (£118k) and Football for Peace Foundation (£115k).