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THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION SHROPSHIRE COUNTY
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDEO
I JULY 2025
The County Exe¢ulNe Commitiee, act as Injsiees, in accordance wlh Ihe bye ￿ 9.2C of the Royal
C.hxrtpr of The Guide AsS￿l￿tion. shall ￿ respon%Ne lor difectiThJ Ihe de¥elopmen¢ of th8 principles and aims
of Girlguiding. wthin the County ol Shropshire. in the CUr￿￿t issue ot.-
The Roydl Charlei of Bye Laws
The Guiding Manual
The Handbooks
Th¥ Gukle Associalion is an unin¢orwat*d (*a¥ty. constitlrted a Royal Chartergrantèd 14 Der￿mbar
Methods. poll¢l•$ & proc8dures lor the appolntffl•nl and of n¢w Irustoes
Tho Iruslggs arg votin9 mèmbèrs of Ihe Executive Ccrfnrnittge. Th8y gro Ihg fAJiinty f.f¥71miiq￿nef. whn i
appdnled by Ihe RegK)n Commissioner. her Assistant. the C(wnty T￿aS￿rer and the Dwi&on
Commissiorners all ol whom are the appcrfntees ol the County Comm￿￿)ner in ¢J)nsuNation wth Ihe other
The hAanagemont slnjclure ol &'rtgu￿in9 Shropshiro 15 as fdknws. All eOrM)u￿8tth$ a￿ bi4Sireclional.
swJrlYe•
ty5trtti
Obl•ctlve and actfvltl•$
Glrlguldlng UK is th8 UK'5 largest vduniary fAgani$ation for glrls and youTrJ women. Girlguiding Shropshlre 1$
sol wilhin fiidoiiidino MKIIAnd$ RfiTrnn is Ihftr*l()rè An int￿ra1 part of Ihe Nalth)al Associat￿.
Glrlquldlng UK'8 Strat•gy- Glrls can do anylhlng
Girlguiding exisls lo help girls and young women find their Vts￿. and buiKS skls and cOnf￿èr￿0- inspiriThJ
Ihem to discover Ihe best in Ihemselvtss and empryw Ihem to make a posiirye ijffltsren￿ In thelr ¢omrnunity.
Goals
- EX￿pIlOn8l 8XP8rience5 lor girfs
- Rev48rdliiy vvluiilv¥i
lrnpaGllul and inclusive
Gotlin9 tho basics right
Our Achl•v•m•nts and Pgrforman
Exceptlonal experlences for 9lrls
In 202412025 the￿ were plans made for anoI￿r counly camp in 2027. buildiThJ on the great Si&￿Ss 01
Element camp in thè summèr 012024. We are hopsng lo use the same campsite at Cholwd Oeer Park near
The year has begn spenl organisiw a Brownie carnp. to be Galled Sparkle. arn1 to ba held 81 Palshull Park
Activity Centre at the ènd ol August 2025. The Adventure toam are I)0￿ng lo build on the enlhu5iasm ot tho
Elements camp and encourage volunl8ers lo lake Ihwr Browni& units camwng or on residenlial events.
We were very kindly dI￿ated some funding and the execulNe cotnrnittee agreed lo ublise some of the Money
to launching the new Young Leader development pr(NJrafflme. W8 r8cJuiled a now Y(MJng Leadw lead
volunteer and sel atx)ul desi9nin9 and ordering ￿851￿ walkl loklw5 not¢twk and county pen. Included
In Ihe pack Is a ptssicard of Ihe 12 elemenis ol the programrne a Q￿en.5 Guide award bDt)kl¥l. EtiLII
Young Leader reglstering for the programme will be gNen a pa¢k to keep Iheir evKlÈnr* for the
Scycral unil- from the e4)unty atte[￿ed tho ragion Sod Magical Midland8 evonl st uitoxgtgr rac8eours• on
12 July 2025. They had a fantastTC bm8 wlh lots of fvn acliwties at¥J w￿e entertained al the end ol Ihe evenl
by an ABBA and T￿￿or SvAft tribute acts. ThB leèdback was very p06iiwe despto It b9in9 ong ofth* hott•st
• for th• rlod •ndi
31" Ju
2025
Rpwarding volunl&&r Èxpefryence
Training

The September trainin9 week. in whKh a separate sessi(x) is hdd in each ol Ihe seven dMSMM$, was based on
Skills builder aiid Uiiil nieeliiiy wliiLh iIIE volunteer5 (x>ukJ In Ihelr unlls. Thls was well aiienoed In
each division and a thance to sooalise with fe#ow vdunlews. The 2025 county day Vfds held in B8yslon Hill on
the J of Awil all￿ the Ti<liliilW l¥tJrii yul luyeiher a 5elthin of aciivttles. There was also a presentsiion from
The training team has conlinL*d lo delNer maThYalw Iraining whith supwrts lh8 Leaming and Devekjpmont
Plalform ILDPI. Safer Guiding has rep18r*d Safe spa￿ training and now availatrAe on Ihe LOP, the teem are
boking lo d¥11￿￿ a faCe-t￿laCe fomiat, in Ihe futuro. those who ar8 uThat￿8 lo complete in Ihi$ way. First
Our Training team lead has than[￿ so we IoDk fon*ard to wthing ￿th hÈr LAadprs in trAining rnnlinii
to benefit from the fotsjs of our Leadws in Tramwng c¢H)rdinalor and the Th*nlor leam.
Awards
In 202412025 we were delwJhted tha¢ olour m8mb8rs re￿Ned a Laurel award. We held an afternLK)n lea
party io Celebrate her recewing ner award which wa5 presenled by Ihe Rogion Chi$f. Her 90(MJ friend, with
whom she had att8nd8d the I(￿1 gui¢Je unit. surprised h8r by travdlin9 fr(*n the olher side of the Midlands lo
We were pleased Ihat 3 01 OL+r membefs wero iewJni5ed wlh MoJlaThJ Reyi(Hi Cli￿[ c￿171111>bi￿I￿I Aw<iid¥
which w8re Pfesenled at Santh)n Hall Idk)wed by an aftemoon toa.
37 Long service awards w•r• award9d in thg rowtsThg poriod indudin9 2 50-y00r •nd 3 awards. It 18
laniasli¢ to be a￿tr lo celebrate Iheir d8dicalMYb to Gidguiding.
Internatltsnal
.Ilrtguiding Shropshir• m•mb•ts attofKl•d th• int•mabonal sd•eUon #v￿1 al MKllands Region,
vdunleers an¢J girls were 8eknled lo parfKipate In trips lo Ihe Azores and Taniania.
Incluslv• and Imp8erful
PR
Membershlp nurnbers r8rnain steady lh￿ ￿er. We ha¥e 8 C￿￿ty gazebo fealher tsgs with the new
branding avaikble for Soan. Banners or pull up di$p4ays have been obtained for acwding lo their
request5. Vve have w(*rteiJ wllh the Grcv•rtn ano R81enlw Tearn lo produce some thally iocused rnaierial
Brllllafte 8aJleJ
FlnanGl¥l G¢)vornanco
Hall ol the Poslcode Lottery malrh hinrt orxnl wAg 114Art lo subseriplions *ith tho r05t lo bg USgd lor tho
following year. The granl from Ihe Lord L8v8rhulme's Charilatde Trust cwlinue5 lo b8 used lo support our
Work. Cur￿n11ywe hav6 made improvements lo tyjr hèadqvartgrs. our resideTrlial property Lyneal. thè YourKJ
The Finance Comrniltee and oui T￿aSurer havè W0th￿l dil¥Jenlty to redu￿ our eX￿ndItur￿. Previously wè
have produced a handbook whKh was revised annualy bul il was deuded. in (ThjunclKJn with the executive
commlllee, that the cost of produ¢bon and ￿$tage was no l(wer viable and as the infom)alion quickty requires
The finanre cotnmittee received a donation Irom a presideFbl which she ￿shed lo be used toward
Inleinalional Iravd. Sevetal grants have awarded lo girfs paFIK>'pathJ in intemath)nal trips, contributlNJ
Rlsk Governance
The Risk committee didn'l tneel during the rep￿"n9 pewj ¢Jue lo lack ol members,. we ar& worfting on
reGruilmenl of rnetnber5 to the cornmillee and nope to nol(J a ffleeting lo revw Ihe risk register as s￿n as
Admln
Our county adrninistrator has st￿ped ba¢k frotn th8 role. and we are IrM)knn9 to ￿trU11 a wlacem&nl. This
WOU￿ help the Training T¢>am In IAilnr rryirse requirèmont$ lo tounty n￿lS and awl our complianc•.
Counly Headquarters
Girtguiding Shropshire county headquarters 1$ based in Tdford and Wrekii lXyJ￿ll premises and Ihe County
ExeGutwe cotnmittee agreed io r8new the kase on the ptopffji. ImFKovements have been made to DUI Surte

Lyneal Actlvlty Centre
Lyneal usago INC￿aseS yearon year, woviThJ to be WMAar wlh Gu*JirKJ aThJ scouts.￿ units and regular day
tinig t>ookiryÈ. Tha Ex•oJtive committ80 rnonitors th9 managgmgnl of the propety. Igd by tlw L￿e￿I le
volunl8er. Improvements and tnainleAan¢e ¢onbnue to be made with help Irom working parties made of
v￿lJnI$l￿rq with major being undertaken by tr￿18 p80[￿. Grdnls have been obtained where possible with
Many thanks go to volunteer5 lor helpiThJ. our Lwl lead volun188r aThl wjnty Ireasurgr for ensuring our
activity c8nlre is well maintained and an amaziThJ asset for the cwnty men4)ers.
Truste
In this financial year to Juty 2U2>, a v(Aunieer lor Ihe r¢￿e ol aSsis￿nI County commlssksner has been foun(J and
therefore wll b8com8 a IDJslee. Sh6 ￿11 be hard to recruit wrne dwisbn Commissio￿r5. who will also

IHLGUIDE A¥
TION SHROPSHIRE
FINANCLAL REPORT FOR THE Y&AR ENDED 31 JULY 2025
Thi5 year ￿ have ccthuod lo at exw*MlibJ8 and *there Ihe decreawg
number of Thmbers which Impacts tsJr subsmi¥Jn5 IN￿rne. We have been lo ha¥e r8fx¥ed some donations
8nd grants whth we have used to sub5¥Jise the ojsts to our membws
The Iruslees have agreed to a rthyol 3 y*ars woth al rent aNJ 88rwce chavge payTWIt5 for cryjnty
offite which equatés to appr0￿M4￿ £52.(KKI 81 ov4ry finan(>￿ ￿*r
Tho bank balances al the yoar ONJ tL¥)tWlL* to b• in •xe*#s of p(￿¢Y ¥ThY •xpgd to $pgnd fund$ Irb
line %Mlh thn% polw ITh luturo finawal pwic
Fr88 resoNe3 al Ihe yeai ¥¥6re £139.183whK* #n a representsbw of Ihe th8riVs unreslricted funds
12024 w8r8 £139,$301
In plannlng wr acl1vil￿$ lor the year Ih? tr￿1885 havo had du8 ragard Chwty CtyM*$$th'$ guidan¢o on
public benefll. In fulfi￿g Ihe aim ol Guhlw. bew%J ¢h8 d8¥eWmeni of girts and WIM￿, Ihè Ch&rily h8$
organistrd aciNth'es 8nd suppr*ted 198ders in wMiThJ events physK8￿ aTrJ wrtuth. Gi￿v￿1r0 Shrnpshire
continues Io SUFPOrt th6 Th81￿)n81 (>lwKliThJ progroft¥no by contmuir¥J lo Irain rf8 memb8rs free of charge
b8h4folthe Cwity Ele￿liVe corn￿￿￿*e
Mrs Victoria Smith4
County Tr¢•$ur•v

INDEPENDENT
INER'S REPORT
TO THÈ TRUSTEES OF TH
UIOE ￿SoCIATION
ROPSHIRE
Ind•p•nd•nt Eximln•e• R•wt
I ropNI 10 tho trwtooson my dth• th• 31 My2025 1￿ch aro
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R•spons￿lI11￿# Ind ball¥ d r•port
A¥ trutsto¢OyW •1• wNpwblDfor 4th• rpg￿*￿#￿1lh
Chaiilles Act 2011 1.the Acl).
I report in rpsfftofmy bxarrdnakn oltyw thsrfW• c￿Ed￿ljI undw 145 fAthfrAct aThJ
MY 8x8minèlKn I have IdlMd bytha Chwlty crANnIs5￿ LYvJ8r 145(5Xtylof
Ind•p•Dd•nl •x•mln•f* •l•l•m•nt
I have Comp￿8￿ my exanur￿kn. I cuffimi th91 Th) m•ierW mlliier5 hMI)Th1017Yiatt•kn In W￿8clI)n th•
èxamina1￿ m• Cause ￿ bthv• 8nym8twW r6*poci
2. Ihe actxunts do not acurd lfvJse rowd$.
I Iiayf IiD co￿Arn5 and have come no olh•r mattern in COrw￿¢￿t￿ th¢ exaMir￿lI0fi lo whioh
aitenlion shO￿d be dr8wn In Ihis r•wri in to enablo a urwJersl**liNJ oftha acc(4Jrts lo be
rAAr.hp.rt
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TIM Lunt
BA IHonsl FCCA MTPI
Parnners
Charferad Accountants
Belmonl Houso
Shre¥vsbury Business Park
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
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RECEM)YSANOPAYM
NDED 31 JULY2025
2026To
2024 Ttrt41
R•ulpts
IOA
25.000
6.777
22.72S
34.917
23.778
In￿SI￿P￿tin￿VJr
heriKOI)1g
Sdfrof badgBS
3r2
3,216
15,
12.IV3
22.376
Tgl41 ra￿lP
10.LTh)J
JT2
86,919
170.786
P4yrn•nt•
66.519
4.Jl0
21214
91.
4Jl8
221.$72
4.256
•Aanag￿an1 and adM￿lIratIO1￿
Tot•1 p•yrn•nt•
21314
3.876
225.828
SurplAI (DI￿¢1
I16.1￿5
Jn
19MI
147.0431
{ 1$.1661
972
14?,0131
krth rA￿tr￿1¢ 1024
IM532
172.710
219,753
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IATION SHROPSHIRE CQ.UNTY
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LiABILITIES
T 31 JULY 2025
2025
2024
Cash Fund5
Bank and cash balanGe$
Btjiik aiid Gash balances
Bank and cash balances
Bank and cash balanrA
Total Ga$h funds
Unreslitt8d
Oe¥ignalad
Resttictsd
139.183
14.240
2.205
7.267
162,gM
13Y.$30
7.925
18,359
172,710
nv08tment
Vnr88lncl8d
naowment
Unrttlricted
Charifund 409 unrts
Quilter Inv•slm8nls
6,433
105,898
112,331
,204
102.235
108.43g
Iri¥d fvi Ih
'sownu
Freehold properly Lynèal Cenlre, Lyneal
Fixlure8, fitlin9s and equIp￿￿nI l ¥￿￿1 fthrfrft
Badges & Office Stock5
SLsndry Dablors
Unr88tiicled
Unfyslncled
Unr¢slricted
Unfeslricted
204.171
10.0(K>
6,342
818
204,171
10.000
7,592
872
222,635
Liabilities
Sundry Creditor5
Unr88lrict8d
1,518
1,206
Theso accounts were opwoved by
Mr¥ V 8iiiltli.R
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Mlsts Jart• HurBt
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sloner
Dale. ¥lvl 20?L

THE GVIDEAS50CIATK)N SHROPSTrI
ACCOUMTS X25
I￿.290
36.931
10.416
{ 41.1531
11.621}
90.669
.J19
LfftÈlA¢iThrtiesC*ntr•
Iw}
4.b49
573
1)9.$32
Tr¥ANn9Comrntho0
1.2&7
170.6371
267
139.183
County Camp 2024
Tèsco Grant{LhTh￿1
11.359
116.166)
{ 1.￿)}
s￿er Fur
L•v•rhvkn• Fund
10.1
{ 3.360
6.UO
Fun
Eliz&belh M(rwBIM¢mDn¥
372
371
1.261
85.919
95.727
9.810
182.W4
The L8verhl￿rn0 trU￿91V•￿9lr￿1¥ fw*r¥4
Èltab•lh m￿al 1979kthx*¥bM(e¢•¥*d£i.cth). to beap4•d atu*
have èeen mp¢e Ihl y•¥

PA
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q.?n
2Z.F
Jl.•17
23.F16
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1&5fj1
2.$$1
141
rk.370
17È.781
P4mvnl
1&70
12¢7
91,4QB
4Jl1
Z21.SP2
9%721
(4?,0411

Bank & Cash
Schedule
CAF ArAXMJnt 00015665
Main
CAF Saving5 Arxx)unl 00092272
Main
Dectsion to move more lo Alain
savings
Alai
Lk)s￿S CuFf8nt Account 00724365
CAf Gold AGwunl 00082024
Lh)yds TrÈasurÈrs Arthinl 00115010
Gasm In hanrj
Lloyd.5 Accounl 01450217
Lloyds Business AccA)unt (*)972834
Cash in hand
Type
LMresl￿led
lthrestrKled
Deswnal8d
Roslriclèd
2025
21.653.20
77.016.15
14,248.98
2,204.82
11,914.09
22.405.32
5.842.57
45.51
7,266 57
305.76
2024
13,416.51
86.872.63
T,925.00
18.359 48
11,509.66
22,509.87
4.234.11
414.63
6,894.37
572.37
Unroslrthd
Unregtritled
Vnrgsincied
Endowment
Unrestricl8d
Unresiricled
Alowat
Trainirvj
Traini
162,W4
172,709

Investments
Schedul
Mowat
Main
Typ•
Endow*Thenl
Unrestricted
202$
6.433
105.898
2024
Charifund 409 units
Quiltp.r
102.235
112.331
108,439

Fbxed Assets
S¢h¢du
Lyneal
Lyneal
Lyneal
2025
2024
190.000 190.0(K)
14.171
14.111
10.(hXS
lo.0(￿$
214,171
214.171
Lynaal Ccntrc. Lynoal
Solar panels al above
Fixturgg filliws equip al

Stock
Sch•dul•
Badgo
2025
6.342
6.342
2024
7.592
7.592
Stock of badgeB

Sund Debtors
Schedulo
8adgc
Badge
2025
2024
753
119
87?
Badge salcs
Franklng MachSn¢
R1A

Sund Cr•dltors
Schodul•
Bad90
2025
1,436
82
1.518
2024
1.050
156
Badge invoiccs owin9
Bad9e custorner ue(lits