The Guide Association - Leicestershire

Analysis

The Guide Association - Leicestershire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Guide Association - Leicestershire reported income of £275k and spending of £279k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £129k to £275k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, The Guide Association - Leicestershire sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artes Mundi Prize Limited (£275k), The Anne Dyer Foundation (£275k) and National Rural Touring Forum (£274k).

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.