Luton South Division Guide Association

Analysis

Luton South Division Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and recreation, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Luton South Division Guide Association reported income of £26k and spending of £23k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £26k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Luton South Division Guide Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reavell and Plowman Almshouse Charity (£26k), The Sutcombe Almshouses (£26k) and The Robert Bateman Almshouse Charity (£26k).