## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/1/2024 Period start date To 31/12/24 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Girlguiding London South West County** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Girlguiding London South West County**
**is a subsidiary of Girlguiding whose**
**mission is ‘We’re the UK’s largest youth**
**organisation dedicated completely to**
**girls.’**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Girlguidings offer is ‘Through fun,**
**friendship, challenge and adventure we**
**empower girls to find their voice,**
**inspiring them to discover the best in**
**themselves and to make a positive**
**difference in their community’**
**Girlguiding London South West County**
**has a membership of approx. 1200**
**young member led by a team of 340**
**volunteers.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have all received guidance**
**from the Charity Commission and**
**agreed to hold this role.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Internal grants are offered to members**
**to support participation in activities.**
**Grant policies are in place and**
**applications are reviewed by a grants**
**committee.**
**We also benefit from financial awards**
**from the Jack Petchey Foundation**
**which are passed through the county**
**accounts and distributed to local units.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The charity is led and run by approx.**
**340 trained volunteers who run 72**
**individual units offering activities to**
**girls and young women**| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Approximately 1200 girls and young**
**women aged 4 – 18 years participate**
**weekly in units across Wandsworth &**
**Lambeth led by teams of trained**
**volunteers. They enjoy a wide range of**
**activities, challenges and adventure**
**designed to develop their leadership**
**skills, widen their horizons and have**
**fun.**
**In addition, at county level this year**
**girls participated in a nature themed**
**activity day, planting trees on the local**
**commons.**
**A group of 14+ young women**
**participated in an adventurous**
**residential event in the Yorkshire Dales.**
**Two young members and 6 volunteers**
**were selected to participate in**
**international trips to Japan, Europe,**
**Madagascar, Senegal & Norway.**
**We celebrated outstanding**
**achievements with awards for young**
**people and volunteers.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The annual accounts have been**
**independently reviewed and show a**
**small planned deficit on budget.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our reserve policy states our reserves**
**should be £8000 to cover 6 months**
**operating costs. This policy is due for**
**renewal and our reserves currently**
**exceed this due to underspend post**
**pandemic.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£26000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**The main source of funds is from a**
**small annual subscription from each**
**member and from grants.**
**The accounts include £17882 grants**
**from the Jack Petchey Foundation.**
**These are distributed directly to local**
**units.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**No risks identified at the present time**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Our county is governed by our county**
**constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Registered charity**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are specific post holders**
**within the county. They are appointed**
**by the county commissioners (Barbara**
**Littlechild & Caitlin Hargreaves)**
**following open advertising of posts and**
**in consultation with local members. The**
**county commissioners are appointed by**
**the region chief commissioner (Amanda**
**Teasel)**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Girlguiding London South West county**
**is a subsidiary of the Girlguiding, the**
**national body. Individual districts and**
**units are managed locally as excepted**
**charities.**
**We abide by Girlguidings policies &**
**procedures.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Girlguiding London South West County| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|LONDON SOUTH WEST COUNTY GUIDES| |Registered charity number|303885| |Charity’s principal address|75 Fieldview
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Hannah Crane|County
Commissioner|To 13/4/2024|Region Chief Commissioner
(Amanda Teasel)| ||Barbara Littlechild|Deputy County
Commissioner|To 13/4/2024|Region Chief Commissioner
(Amanda Teasel)| ||Barbara Littlechild|County
Commissioner|From 13/4/2024|Region Chief Commissioner
(Amanda Teasel)| ||Caitlin Hargreaves|County
Commissioner|From 13/4/2024|Region Chief Commissioner
(Amanda Teasel)| ||Caroline Pook|CountySecretary||CountyCommissioners| ||James Farmer|CountyTreasurer|To 14/6/2024|CountyCommissioners| ||Zoe Powell|CountyTreasurer||CountyCommissioners| ||Samantha Dean|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| ||Belinda Perkins|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| ||Hannah Philips|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| ||Paige Hill|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| ||Neva Brentnall|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| ||Caroline Kendall|District
Commissioner|To 1/8/2024|County Commissioners| ||Michelle Huges|District
Commissioner|From 1/8/2024|County Commissioners| ||Diana Noble|District
Commissioner|From 10/4/2024|County Commissioners| ||Jean Oberlander|District
Commissioner|From 10/4/2024|County Commissioners| ||Hilary Upjohn|District
Commissioner|To 10/6/2024|County Commissioners| ||Juliet Dowley|District
Commissioner|From 10/6/2024|County Commissioners| ||Louise Owen|District
Commissioner|From 10/6/2024|County Commissioners| ||Bethannie
Welcomme|District
Commissioner||County Commissioners| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name n/a** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**n/a**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Barbara Littlechild ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** County commissioner **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 7/5/25 ~~—_—~~ Girlguiding London South West 1 sl January 202d lo 31 sl 202d This Year La￿ Year (Re- lormalted) Income tbscnpiion Training Eva)Is Oth Store Grants Jack Pdchey 6.45i 420 461 700 500 3,511 17.882 5.756 720 2.663 597 1.7?0 765 15,700 Tota] 29,928 27.9511 Expenditure Subs(7iption Storage Admin & Expen￿% Outstanding LeadÉY PR ALtwrtEs R￿ogn[ti0n Int4nation Leaming Oth Grants Jack Petchey 372 2.028 626 1,500 775 858 1,484 890 1.752 213 1.384 331 1,250 107 2.035 1,193 2.085 2.102 2.976 17.582 812 15,700 Totals 30.843 27.212 SurplUs/lDef￿it> for the 19151 738 County Commissioner Date County Treasu Date Report of the Ind￿￿d￿t Examtn I have exam¢ned the above balance sheet as at 31 D￿nb￿ 2024 and income and expenditure a￿OUnt for the 12 months ￿ded on that date and confrm Ihat ￿OrdanCe with the books. vouchcys and othu ￿ordS pres￿ted lo me Indep￿d￿t EX￿nN Date Girlguiding London South West Balan￿ sheet al 31 st ?.024 2024 2023 Current Assels Balance at Bank Unity Bank Cash 32.421 33,336 Net Assets 32.421 33.336 Financed by 25,697 26,362 Fund Other Funds 6.724 6,974 32.421 33.336 County Commission Date County Treasurey £fo Date Report ol the Indep￿d￿l Examin I have examined the above balance sh&t as at 31 D￿b￿ 2024 and ncome and exp￿d[ture ac£ount for the 12 months ended on that dale confinn that they *e in accordance wrth the books. vouch￿5 and Oth￿ rKords pre￿Ie￿I to me Independ￿t Exwiiner Date fk4 ILI ee£4 WE DISCOVER. WE 6￿w Girlguiding London South West Activities Account 01 January Z024 to 31 DeCeM￿r 2024 Th15 year Last year Income in Aarge. E.iett-. *'.ails 2 Events Deta.'i% Deta.'&5 7 Deta'15 8 DeE!-.:s 9 Deia'ls 10 De-.a'.iS 14 2pe 03.4 accobrr lTran￿aL I Tot41s OL 0.00 Expenditure out !a',,'5 2 Eventr Deiai:$ 12 a(counL iTranLaLI Totals 8aiar,ce5 iopiia". (t Bartt I Bar￿2 C3s-, oco 1,121.74. 8alapce5 In nand ar year end 237 50 Bar￿ 2 Cas-. 62i.00 1,121.74.. Asseis and 11ab'lT;tes'. Ir addTt'.oTr '.0 -@ aoove caw 0è4a-.,ce5 t.ie un'.L +¥as eqtstpnETr'.-:o;*e val-e of an¢ inwe are no othw 3S5et5 or I'abFIY:I 0.00 Prep4reé by-. Swiature and dat•.. Rew.ewe'. 5 Ce.:;fic3'.e'. T￿t aDoYa S'.3".e-e-'.s ag.ee rne record5 w0.c￿ers of London South West Acknvitie5 Aecounr for rhe 'napciai year enée¢ 3 1 December 2024 Reviewed by.. 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London South West County Depot Name of local commissioner: Caitiin Hargreaves (County) l Amanda Teasel (Region) 07585 793730 1 Iswcountycommissioner@gmail.¢om AmandaT@girlguidinglaser.org.uk Contact details for local commissioner (email address or phone number): Independent reviewer - to complete the rest of the form: Name of independent reviewer: Contact details for independent reviewer (email address or phone number): I confirm that I have carried out the following checks on the accounts for the above unit or level: A bank account exists in the name of the unit or level, and most income is recorded here Spending and income are accurately recorded across financial records, including: Bank statements Paying in books Cheque books Invoices Receipts Grant money has been used for the right purpose Cash held is minimal Money collected for another charity has been passed on appropriately Durfng my review, there have been no concerns about how the above unit or level keeps accounts or spends money: During my r ew, the following matters h een raised with the c issioner or HQ: Continue on a separate page if required You can find more Tnformation about this process in our end of ear eviews. Signature Date (D Girlguiding 2021 Verslon 1 Independent reviewer's checkllst and confirmation form 1 of 1 Girlguiding London South West County Depot 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 Thts year Last year Income in 3.386.12 K55tage LOSER badge5 Evenr5 Details 5 Detail$ 6 Details 7 Details 8 DetJils 9 Deiails to 322.1¥J Deiail$ 12 Deiails 13 Derails 14 Detail$ 15 2nd bank account irnanyall Totals 3.714.12 Expendlture out Trading Bank charges LaSER Even15 Transfer to Cwnty stège Derails 7 Deiai15 8 Details 9 Details 10 3.426.46 76.14 3Q7.￿) 1,LKKI. 3.95 Details 12 DeiaFls 13 Deta?Is 14 Detail$ 15 2nd bank account Imanuèll Totals 4.813.57 Surplus or Ideficitl for the year BaLances t•rou8ht fwaro Bank f Bank Z Cash 3,161.06 38.24 3,199.30 Balances in hand at year eThJ Bank 1 Bank 2 Cash 2,056.32 3.161.C 43.53 38.24 3.199.30:. 2.099.85_ A55e15 and liabilities: In adéitiC￿ to the above cash balances the uniE has equip4TETrt to the value of 1ZZ.72 and there are rn orher as*rs ¢x liaJilities. Prepared by: 6orb3ra Liiiiechlid & Joan Roger5 Sfgnature and date: I Reviewer s Ceriificate.. The atKNe state￿ntS agree with the rKords and vojchers of London Soirth West County Depot fw the finar&Tal year ended 31 Decèmbèr 2024 Revt¢wed by: É. ￿ Styture and date: ordtf 59 noic4il¢ctert I fty. £O3_18 COL￿t￿ astash £39.54 stock￿ Privac statement We collect yoJr peryonal infC￿lI￿ in (Yder to prc(ess yoJr exFense claTrrs and fulfil wr legal obiigaiion5. Fo-. iuriher Informatlon on h(w an¢Y ￿Y we use your per￿￿1 tsta, Includi￿ IL￿% 14t keep it, your rights, vého ¥Ye share it ￿￿th,and hryw you can CL￿taCt us. please reaé our full prr¥acy notsce at.. girtguiéin8.org.uklprivaoJ-PDlicyl Q The Guidè A5s0ciabon % Girlguiding London South West Balance sheet as al 31 st ?_024 2024 2023 Current Assets Balance at Bank Unity Bank Cash 32.421 33.336 Net Assels 32.421 33.336 Financed by G￿￿al Fund Othey Funds 25,697 26.362 6.724 6,974 32.421 33.336 County Comm￿S1Oner Date County Treasurer Date ts&. PO Report ol the Independent Examin I have examined the above ba￿ce sheet as at 31 D&anbw 2024 and tncome and exP￿d[ture account lor the 12 months ended on that dale and conlwm that they ae in accordance wrth the books. vouchers and Oth￿ r￿ordS pre￿Ied lo me Independ￿t Examiner Date PA I L i Pr￿