Bookham and Effingham District Guide Association

Analysis

Bookham and Effingham District Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in September 1971, 55 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bookham and Effingham District Guide Association reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £25k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bookham and Effingham District Guide Association sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishops Waltham Youth Trust (£25k), The White Hart Barn (£25k) and Overstrand Sports Club (£25k).