The Guide Association London and South East England Region

Analysis

The Guide Association London and South East England Region is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Guide Association London and South East England Region reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £619k to £1.2m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Guide Association London and South East England Region sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Conductive Education (£1.2m), Castle Supported Living Limited (£1.2m) and Yellow Submarine Holidays (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, charitable activities 36%, trading 3.9% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £279k. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.