South Shields Division of the Guide Association

Analysis

South Shields Division of the Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in December 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, South Shields Division of the Guide Association reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £41k to £15k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Shields Division of the Guide Association sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coptic Orthodox Christian Congregation in Worcester (£15k), Overcomer Literature Trust Limited (£15k) and Horden Spiritualist Church (£15k).