Kidlington Units of the Guide Association

Analysis

Kidlington Units of the Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kidlington. It was registered in April 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Kidlington Units of the Guide Association reported income of £16k and spending of £7,020, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £26k to £16k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kidlington Units of the Guide Association sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drimpton Hall and Recreation Trust (£16k), Filament Theatre Company Limited (£16k) and Kelsale Village Hall and Centre (£16k).