The Girls' Brigade England and Wales

Analysis

The Girls' Brigade England and Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hope Valley. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00206877). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Girls' Brigade England and Wales reported income of £606k and spending of £593k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £406k to £606k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Girls' Brigade England and Wales sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Battersea (£606k), Innervation Trust Limited (£607k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St John and St Paul, Widnes (£606k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, donations and legacies 41%, trading 12% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £725. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £149k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.