WEST MERCIA GUIDE ASSOCIAnON
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 March 2023

Wost Mer¢la Guld• AS8￿latIOTr
Year Ending 31 Ma￿h 2023
General Infomiatlon
County Comml84ity*r
Mrs Karw) 8ekher
A￿F¥tant Cwnty CommI￿lon￿r
Mi88 Retecca Hughes
Charlty Tnmt
Mrs Karen Belchef
Miss Hannah Bleakley
IAS Jane BufTell
m￿ ELaine Won
K4iss Helen CthvJM
Andwe Clar*¢
Mrs JUstIr￿ Clarke
rs Jane Collètt
Mis Wendy C¢*ylrey
Mrs Detrmyah Drohan
Miss J¢)hanne HaThison
Ms Alison Hughes
Miss Rebecca Hu9hes
Miss Fiofta Luf3$
Mrs ￿l$tie Mander
s JoanRe Mason
Ms Becky P(Mell
Fieya Wenman
frtyn January 2023
to December 2022
to Decemtrer 2￿
to Dec*mber 2022
from January 2023
to December 2022
from January 2023
Charrty Numl)•r
1017729
County H•adquart•rs
Merua Pc¥nt
Hordem Road
Wdvertwnpton
WV8 OHT
8•nkern
HSBC Bank plc
The Bridge
Walsall
West IAidlands
WS1 1LN
Accountants
Nèal & Co Business Serytis Ltd
Sh8kespewe Building5
26 Cradley Roal
CTadty Healh
Wèst Midlands
864 SAG
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W•st IA•rci• Guide A$s￿latIO￿
Year Endlng 31 March 2023
Annual Report
Thè trustees presgnttsr Annual Rewt aThJ FinW￿>￿ Staw*rts forthe Ipar*n(Siry MardTr 2023.
West Mercra County GuKles whth 8L80 c*watss vnderthe r>•N ?f G¢f*Ju￿In9 Wèst MeKia (% a p8rt oft
Assooation of thè United ￿'ng￿crtn lalso operab.ng as Girlgu#*"rvJ UK) whh>l 15 Ir￿l￿rated by Roy81 Cha
Regist￿ Chafty (No 3(fn16)
anl
The g0veMan￿ and Organi￿￿* structure ofthe Assooabon is administered throw an E¥*￿t¥￿a C
under the hadtrthip ofthe County ccxmm1ssx)nerTrh*￿ i8 aFp)in*d by tha MidLand Reg￿n GuKlè EX8￿1)
ar• 13 divtsions wrthin West Meroa ea¢* h8vifKd a D￿5￿.0￿ Ccthmtssi￿r is appc4.nbj by Counti
Cornmissionor of Girt GukYstYJ.West Mercia, and as they are reSpOns￿kn for oversw of
adminBtrat'on in c¥)unty. Ths Trustees of Ihs County are Di￿￿On CL¥nmissh?rwrs. The
Cornmissionef and Ihé Assistant County CcrnmL￿￿ner1SI of Gtrf GuK1Trng West Vercaa, 8re 8Lso votrr
bers 0¢ th& Gth GuK1ir#J West Mefoa Exeojbve Ccmiw. A hJll ltst fon te on pa￿ l olthr8 1
d Value
GirtgvKSing W8st Merrya i8 a ￿ddIng ch8nty forgjrb arKJ >ruro wcrn). W¢ ¥re open to of fatt* 8
whatever their bac*grourKI. rirc4Jfftstan¢xs and abilthes
Ouf ￿$10n. For an 8qual *Drk1 the all girts can mako a ￿rff￿￿, tre haFVY, Sars and the
Our mi8s*on- Wh08V8r they are. Whe￿￿er1he￿r￿ from. girts and youry *rrfnen can do amazing thirys. v
them chanc* through fijn. fnèrKIth'p. challtsnge and adv¢nttJre. We emptrhw girts to their vthc*, ir
tham to dIse0￿rtrE best in Ih8rr6eW and to m*e 4 postht drfl?rer￿ in thet'rc2)Nmunty.
Ow valu•s. We aTr earir#J. empwring. lun. athy iryinTrJ.
As part of GirtgvidiyvJ, membets of Girtguidww West Klerckq are enc￿lage￿ to'leam by d(yng' fivE
elements knovm a8 The Fivg Essenb"als'
- W¢yking tLytsr in small grou
- Encouraging sell-gov¥mment and de[X5￿ making
. A balanced and vari&J wtyrarnrne girf
- Carin9 for the *ndNFduel
. Shariw a cornm1tn￿t to a stsnd•r(I
Tr￿ugh adum voluntsers ￿ provide a • prr>ar•M￿ of trainiThJ a￿1 b) gif
young wornen across the C￿Jnty. The GuNltr@ pfc¥Jr8mme alknvo n*mber5 of GirtgukliThJ West Mtrr(aa to E
8¢*wbes suited tts the abilths and n88ds of&Kh iTrdWual. the stru¢bNe ofts sec*ons atsa age gr(w
thi9 P0S5ible
RaInbO￿a
BrownRs
Guides
Ranggrs
1&30 offer
7 years
7-10 yèars
1&14 y8ars
14-18 years
1WO >par5
18+
GirtGuiding West Mèr¢i8 i8 a brnnth of GirtGuk1irrfJ UK ¥•t¥th *ith ts t*anckes forms ts unit￿ kir4iryns
vol¢JntÈry or9anis8tion lor 91rt9 aThJ ￿n9
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West Morcla Gulde As¥¢clation
Ysar Endlng 31 March 2023
Annual Roport (continued)
Our [￿eM￿r¥hIp in Girtguhling West Merua c¢ntinue5 to gTUW. In February 2023 the nutrèw5 shwy Ih
M￿tership stood * 4719 ar¥J by May 2023 o¢Jr mertership stc<¥J at ￿9 an inL¥ease of250 in trree n
GirtguKJiry West Klarua want all tts knry that they can do an￿hIng. Thrwgh *eokty uTht meèb"ry. d
diw8K)n and county gvents. c¥Jr youThJ have baèn 9Nen a varièty of opportunities from
skills to attending days out to VK aTrY interna￿n81 re5hlenbal event5 to dests"nati(Mis such Disrw Lar
aTrd C*nad8.
Many ofour young rtwtrers ha￿ gairtd ba¢SJes and awards through Girtyu¥Jiro ProgrWnn￿. lknb
our GuKle and Raryer secbons have ¢ryoygJ the 8xpenenc* of¥￿"r￿j t¢>3ether wth m￿rg frorn acrc
county to Mrrk tohYdr(1s gaining their BrrKoe, St￿er and Gokl D ol E. A number ofouryouThJ rwntserts ha
prss¢ntsd with their Bronze. Silver and Gokl D of E avtards.
As a County ￿ ran outdtsor dayB frjreach of our seclwry. In May at Cwnty ￿ve1. ￿ ran a day forojr GL
Rang8r5 where they took part in acbvths that er￿urage<l th•n to step out of theii comfort zone ané kn
Can ach*ve whatever th8y want tts. All our Guths ar¥J Raffjgrs ano their ￿atterS had a fabulous dai.
In Jvne g)0 R8inbw and Brobw*va5. 4bJng vAth their leaders attend￿ a County In￿Mat￿jna1 (Jay at￿L
where they took part in craft5, games. bh8ngTa danryng and the 8(*er. Altho￿tt the WEather ￿sn't kn'nd
a fabulous lots of happy wtre m•l•.
Thmughoutthg year Girlgu+ding West Mercaa h¥ (xJntrnu&J to offer tw volunte•TS a varffjty oftrslrwy ty,
inelud&ng A Safa Space. 1st Responso. Risk Assesywi and Prcgramn)8.
In May over fjfy) ofour adult vduntoers spent ts day at BLick*ell Advents￿. Tttèy enjoyed dèvelcpng ai
new skills that thèy could use the ycvrg rrembers in th•ir LU)ts. The sun shone and h&J a
and f•K the investment ofth8ir ty'me vas
In ju￿ ￿ ￿K￿ratsd vth tyJr vc4urteers who r￿￿ed k)NJ swvice awards. Voluntèars rec8i4•J h)4
awards ranging Irorn 20 yoafs UP to ￿ )tars kJNJ 8rn.
In November ran our $tr8tégi¢ *Y8kand. A uoss s¢eDon volunteern fw acrosstho c
came together to discuss and d8Ctde ￿at tyjr pric1￿8$ and ot¥ectives as a fxjunty would be from 2022-
to havo an outtine plsrt ofevents and ￿rU￿$ ￿tsTrUe to move the cthnty forward. By thè enc ol th
we had our fv&year plan and a de8r set of pntrIbe￿c￿¢Ives. GirtguNliro West Merdas rrIsS￿ s'Atsm
-Through fvn. fI￿ntship, chalknge and advenlure we empoww girfs to find th*"r V0￿e. in¥*riNJ thern to d:.
b8St in themselvas and to make a drffewee ￿ Ihw ctMnrr¢Jnty.' We do Ihis ty.-. Diveryty &
o Celebratang 15iver5ity acmss the County. o Ensu￿ lI￿t are indusive lo ￿1. . GrowtyJr rnembetship 8¢
sections by providing new opp0rtltn￿8$.. Supwrt all our vdunte8rs. . Offer new 8dventures & eyperence
and young wtrnen. . IncTease tyJr vr6ibilty lo the public, by bwng mtr8 invdveAI in our k)c81 cunnwniies.
and edueat8 our rnembers that thoy are part of3 larger c*ganisation and f4rrHty- WAGGS.
202312024 will continue to offer o¢Jr rnambors thentt&re fvn We forward to ￿￿atr￿j g¥r 50 A
th 50FESTI A r•sthntial festival that all our [r￿beTr wrill be ablg topin to￿ and ￿￿brnt$ and knce
can do anything.
Ka￿￿ Bekher
County CommissKI￿r
Girfguklin9 West Meroa
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W•¥t M•r¢ia Guid• A•so¢iatlon
Inct)me and ExFenditufè Account
Fly the Ye#r Ended 31 March 2023
Unr8¥trictod Deslgnated Totsl F￿d$
Fundb
Fundg
2023
INCOME
Subscriptions
Camp$lHolidayslOutirrfJs
Training
D of E. Baden P¢MII and Queens
WJc£ Pr¥$idents
Bad98$ & County merchandise
Bank Snterest re¢eived
PromotionslAdvertisements
Grants
Donations
Room hire
Speugl events
The Beaudesert Park Camp Sile Commrtteo
Other income
Transfers
18.183
18,183
S.788
253
5.788
253
937
3.189
937
3,189
4.322
100
3.104
4J22
100
3,104
1.431
Total Inc¢)m•
31.2e6
EXPENDITURE
Camps/HolidayslOutin9$
Training
D of E. Baden Powell and QUe￿S Guide
Long S8rvicelAwards
Mileaga
Printing and stationfrry
Tejephone & Postage
CoLfnty Offico Costs
R&RICapitsl Expenditurs
Grants
Insurar¥cg
Headquartets mainlenancelrurming costs
County events
Independent examiners fee
AGM and PR Costs
Bank charges
Websitelcomputer C7)$ts
Other expenses
Transfers
6,541
313
47
6.541
313
47
5,599
6,920
3.621
6.517
3,621
1,(￿$
32&J
11.Cfj8
5.771
11.068
5.771
197
2.827
1.754
423
2,827
1.754
Total Exptrnses
7,530
54,117
Surplu•llDeficlt)of Incom• ovfyr •xpendltuY•
15,320
16,764
Funds brought forw•rd
,674
47,559
412,233
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{15.320)
11.444)
116,7641
117.497)
349.354
46,115
395,469
412,233
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We¥t Plerci• Guide A•soclatlon
Balance Sheet
at 31 Mafch 2023
2023
2022
Flxod Assets
Tangible Assels
144.129
144,129
Current A•¥gts
DebtOf$
Cash at Bank and in Hand
252,$40
9,304
Cfedltorn: •mounts fallln9 du•
vrithin one year
(1.2￿)
11,2C#)I
N•t Currnnt A88ets
251,340
268.104
Tt)tsl Assets ￿ Currènt Llablllti
395.469
412.233
A¢cUmUl•t￿ Fund•
Design8tsd FLtThJ
46.115
47.559
Unrestricted Funds
349.354
364.874
395.469
412,233
$1gned
Tnsstee
Truslee

W¢st Merela Gukl•A•soclatlon
Accountlng Poll¢l
DEPRECIAnON
No depreaatw has charged this whyj in respeca ofth& freemd property as it is
that the property wll not have ￿dUced in Yalue sirtt the purthaBe.
Other income indudes dc￿all)ng rec*Ned.
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W•gt Mwci• Gulde A8•ociati
Notss to the •C￿Urtts
1. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Total
P￿nt
At 1 April 2011
Addi*ons
144.129
144,129
Al 31 Mafth 2014
144,129
144.129
D•prncl•tlon
At 1 April 2015
Charge for Year
At 31 Mar¢h 2018
Net Book Valuo
At 1 April 2021
144.129
144,129
At 31 Marth 2022
144.129
144,129
2. CASH AT BANK ANO IN HAND
2023
37.575
132,024
2022
Main bank ar£4)unt
High inter&%1 acwnt
General
t31,￿13
75.015
1,812
75.015
Headqu8rters accounl
Speoal Events acoxnt
Training account
Outd(Mx a￿Unt
2,516
3.598
2,752
4.807
252.540
269.304
3. CREDITORS
2023
2022
Ind8wnd8nt examiners fee
{1.2CI
(1.2CQ}
1.2
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WeJt MwcSa Gutd• Association
Hotss to the ￿¢Ounts l¢OntIn￿lI
4. DESIGNATED FUNDS
Mo
In furk
fe
lan
CIFwd
BIFwd
SpecAal E¥ents
Trairong
Outdoors
2.751
1234)
{1.210)
2.517
3.598
47.559
46.115
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