Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

TAUNTON DIVISION GUIDE ASSOCIATION

Working with National Girlguiding aims and objectives. The programme we operate covers a broad range of activities both indoors and outdoors, building on abilities, on learning new skills, showing and encouraging girls they can take the lead. They are Involved in the planning and helping in decision making, learning skills for life in this unique girl environment and develops leadership skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£29£30£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£15£15£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£0£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£11£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£29£21£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£21£18£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£18£19£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£19£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£19£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£12£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£34£33£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£15£15£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£18£14£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£18£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.guidingtaunton.btck.co.uk

tauntondc@girlguidingsomerset.org.uk

07841903586

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Academic support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • ALISON COTTEY
  • JENNIFER DIANA NORMAN
  • NATASHA SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • SANDRA VERRIER (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • SUZANNE KENISTON Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2002, number: 1092222
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

2 Wambrook Close
Taunton
TA1 4JD

Objectives

EDUCATING GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD

Defined Area of Benefit:

TAUNTON, SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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