London South West County Guides

Analysis

London South West County Guides is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, London South West County Guides reported income of £42k and spending of £48k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,046 to £42k (+740%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, London South West County Guides sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert Monks Foxton Charity (£42k), Flushing & Mylor Pilot Gig Club (£42k) and The Wickwar Playing Fields Association (£42k).