Cornwall Guide Association
Analysis
Cornwall Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cornwall Guide Association reported income of £64k and spending of £77k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £64k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 509%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cornwall Guide Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toni V Fell Musical Charitable Trust (£64k), The Society for Existential Analysis (£64k) and Emmer Green After School Club (£64k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are part of Girlguiding UK which is the largest voluntary orgainsation for girls and young women in the UK. We're part of a worldwide organisation with over ten million members in 145 countries. Here in Cornwall we follow the Girlguiding scheme which provides a balanced programme of activities enabling girls and young women to develop their potential and to make a difference to the world.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Toni V Fell Musical Charitable Trust | Berkhamsted | £64k |
| The Society for Existential Analysis | London | £64k |
| Emmer Green After School Club | Reading | £64k |
| Friends of Bitteswell School | Leicestershire | £64k |