The Guide Association County of Merseyside

Analysis

The Guide Association County of Merseyside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Guide Association County of Merseyside reported income of £52k and spending of £57k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £52k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Guide Association County of Merseyside sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tonbridge Amateur Boxing Club (£52k), Inspire Serving Your Community (£52k) and Jeffreyston Playstation (£52k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.