Surrey West County of the Guide Association

Analysis

Surrey West County of the Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Surrey West County of the Guide Association reported income of £322k and spending of £415k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £168k to £322k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Surrey West County of the Guide Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chelmsford City Swimming Club Limited (£322k), Sandylands Sports Centre (£323k) and Women's Sport Trust (£320k).

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.