Staffordshire County Guide Association
Analysis
Staffordshire County Guide Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in January 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Staffordshire County Guide Association reported income of £296k and spending of £298k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £113k to £296k (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Staffordshire County Guide Association 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 Perspectives on Systems, Souls and Society (£296k), Phoenix Pre-School (£297k) and Bolton Low Houses Childcare Unit (£295k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity objectives are to enable girls to mature into confident, capable and caring women, who are able to make the most of their potential in career, home and personal life and be willing as citizens to contribute to their community and the wider world. Members of Girlguiding Staffordshire are encouraged to "learn by doing" through the "Guiding Method" which has five distinct elements.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Perspectives on Systems, Souls and Society | London | £296k |
| Phoenix Pre-School | Havant | £297k |
| Bolton Low Houses Childcare Unit | Cumbria | £295k |
| The Willow Set Pre-School | Somerset | £297k |