The Guide Association Cumbria South (Girlguiding Cumbria South) Annual Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2024 Girlguiding Cumbria South is the operating name for the Guide Association Cumbria South Registered Charity Number: 524504 ## **THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - CUMBRIA SOUTH** ## **SUMMARY RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ||**TOTAL 31.12.24**|**TOTAL 31.12.23**| |---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**| |RECEIPTS (Page 3)|110,916.87|53,240.68| |PAYMENTS (Page 4)|113,194.95|52,851.64| |**NET MOVEMENT**|**-2,278.08**|**389.04**| |**BROUGHT**||| |**FORWARD**|**81,877.21**|**81,488.17**| |**BALANCES IN HAND (Page 2)**|**79,599.13**|**81,877.21**| ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION CUMBRIA SOUTH** I report on the accounts for Trust for the year ended 31st December 2024 as set out on pages 1-4. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.** The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 (The Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - _Examine the accounts (under section 43 (3)(a) of the Act_ - _Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Section 43(7)(b) of the Act) and_ - _State whether particular matters have come to my attention_ ## **Basis of Independent examiner's statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures on the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention. 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 * Act, and to prepare accounts which accord with * the accounting records and comply with - to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of - 2. the accounts to be reached. signed ## **THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - CUMBRIA SOUTH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** |**CASH, BANK & BUILDING**|**TOTAL**|**TOTAL**| |---|---|---| |**SOCIETY BALANCES IN HAND**|**31.12.24**|**31.12.23**| |**(Page 2)**|**£**|**£**| |_Natwest Bank_|23,778.59|37,418.61| |_Furness Building Society_|55,820.54|44,458.60| |_Cash_|0.00|0.00| |**Totals**|**79,599.13**|**81,877.21**| |||| |**ASSETS**||| |_Stock for Resale_|0.00|0.00| |_Gazebo/Awning_|0.00|0.00| |_Defibrillator training unit_|0.00|0.00| |_Projector_|0.00|0.00| |_Laptop_|0.00|0.00| |_Printer_|0.00|0.00| |**DEBTORS (UNPAID INVOICES)**||| |_Subscription_|2,385.00|1,533.00| |_Zoom_|0.00|66.00| |**Totals**|**2,385.00**|**1,599.00**| ## **THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - CUMBRIA SOUTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** |**Receipts (Page 3)**
**SUBSCRIPTIONS**
**GRANTS**
_County Council_
_Other_
**DONATIONS**
_Gift Aid_
**INTEREST RECEIVED**
_Furness Building Society_
**MISCELLANEOUS**
**WEBSITE AND INTERNET**
**ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - SUPPER**
**CELEBRATE**
**BADGE ACCOUNT -**_Sales_
**LOGO CLOTHING**
**MERCHANDISE SALES (GG)**
**TRAINING**
_General Trainings_
_County Training Evening/Day/Week_
_Waddow County Weekend_
_Trainer Trainings_
**ARTS AWARD**
**OPERATION CURLEW**
**OUTDOOR TEAM**
**RAINBOW EVENTS**
**BROWNIE EVENTS**
**GUIDE EVENTS**
**RANGER EVENTS**
**INSPIRE (18-30 year olds) EVENTS**
**ALL SECTION EVENTS**
_Football Event_
_Cinema_
_Golden Curlew Camp 2024_
**INTERNATIONAL OPORTUNITIES**
_India 2024_
**Total **
**Internal Transfer from/to**|**TOTAL**
**31.12.24**
**TOTAL**
**31.12.23**
**£**
**£**
3,980.50
1,269.85
8,325.00
9,883.40
931.00
20.47
300.00
0.00
0.00
1,361.94
1,185.22
668.34
380.01
0.00
66.00
1,195.00
1,390.00
0.00
12.00
586.48
976.08
190.00
819.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,295.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
380.53
90.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.77
6,298.94
65.00
820.00
3,843.50
3,628.10
60,713.00
500.00
240.00
0.00
18,413.34
22,326.58
**100,916.87**
**53,240.68**
10,000| |---|---| ## **THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION - CUMBRIA SOUTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** |**Payments (Page 4)**|||**TOTAL**|**TOTAL**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**31.12.24**|**31.12.23**| ||||**£**|**£**| |**SUBSCRIPTIONS**|||3,345.50|3,094.85| |**LEAVING & OTHER GIFTS**|||320.79|26.80| |**ADMIN EXPENSES**||||| |County Coordinator|||3,799.56|3,584.50| |_Travel_|||246.10|0.00| |_Exec Meeting room hire_|||195.65|0.00| |_Stationery & Admin Resources_|||0.00|33.43| |_Photocopying & Printing_|||35.65|29.98| |_Postage & Telephone_|||11.85|15.75| |_Website & Internet_|||246.00|312.00| |_Miscellaneous_|||287.34|526.45| |**BADGE ACCOUNT -**_Purchases_|||98.33|2,470.67| |_Long Servive Award Badges & Certificates_|||480.51|357.71| |_Logo Clothing_|||0.00|1,665.83| |_Uniform Grants_|||261.58|316.28| |**INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS**|||2,100.00|3,750.00| |**ANNUAL MEETING**||||| |_Venue & Suppers_|||2,253.50|2,262.50| |_Printing, Postage & Flowers etc_|||25.00|55.44| |**AWARDS AND RECOGNITION**|||273.28|0.00| |**CELEBRATE EVENT**|||181.47|496.89| |**MEMBERSHIP GROWTH**|||1,518.29|353.84| |**TRAINING**||||| |_General Trainings_|||659.72|592.12| |_County Training Evening/Day/Week_|||0.00|0.00| |_Waddow County Weekend_|||0.00|5,693.47| |_Commissioners_|||585.13|303.31| |_Trainer Trainings_|||0.00|0.00| |**LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATION**|||150.32|200.41| |**ARTS & MEDIA TEAM**|||0.00|0.00| |**OPERATION CURLEW**|||349.33|186.28| |**QUEEN'S GUIDE AWARD**|||11.80|378.99| |**DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD**|||0.00|0.00| |**OUTDOOR TEAM**|||0.00|114.89| |**RAINBOW EVENTS**|||0.00|0.00| |**BROWNIE EVENTS**|||0.00|0.00| |**GUIDE EVENTS**|||0.00|0.00| |**RANGER EVENTS**|||0.00|0.00| |**INSPIRE (18-30 year olds) EVENTS**|||100.00|6,201.71| |**ALL SECTIONS EVENT**||||| |_Football event_|||0.00|727.00| |_Cinema_|||3,938.33|665.67| |_Goldon Curlew Camp 2024_|||58,466.87|519.00| |**INTOPS**|||297.54|2.55| |_India 2024_|||22,955.51|17,913.32| ||**Total **||**103,194.95**|**52,851.64**| |**Internal Transfer from/to**|||10,000|| ## **THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION CUMBRIA SOUTH (GIRLGUIDING CUMBRIA SOUTH) Annual Report of the Trustees for the Year ended 31[st] December 2024** The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. ## **Governing Instrument** The Charity (Ref. No. 524504) is governed by Royal Charter as an unincorporated Associated to pursue the objectives of the Guide Association concerned with the development of girls and young women. ## **Trustees and Principal Officers** The Trustees are elected under the terms of the Royal Charter. The following officers of the Charity held office during the year:- Sarah Beale – County Commissioner (role ended 7[th] Sept 2024) Angela York – County Commissioner (role started 7[th] Sept 2024) Jane Asquith – Assistant County Commissioner (role ended Sept 2024) Vicki Noble – Assistant County Commissioner (role ended Sept 2024) Rebecca Armstrong – Assistant County Commissioner (Nov 2024) Rachel Jackson - County Treasurer Division Commissioners: Barrow - Caroline Yates Duddon - Michelle Johnson Kendal - Bridget Ducksbury, Alison Armer & Jane Asquith Kent Lune – Sarah Dickinson Lakes - Lindsey Cooper (role ended Oct 2024), Emily Topping (started Oct 2024) North Lonsdale - Emma Bonney & Leigh Muggridge ## **Organisational Structure** Girlguiding Cumbria South county is one of the seventeen counties of the Guide Association North West England Region. Cumbria South is made up of six divisions. The county commissioner, in consultation with members of the relevant division executive, appoints each division commissioner. The division commissioners are voting members of the county executive along with the county commissioner and 3 other officers appointed by the county commissioner. Membership of Girlguiding Cumbria South county, in 2024, totalled 1249, made up of 1004 young members, plus 245 adult leaders and appointment holders. All members and leaders are volunteers. Girlguiding Cumbria South also pays Girlguiding North West England Region £3800.00 per annum for administrative support. ## **Reserves** It is the policy of the Charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level that will cover administration costs for a minimum of two years. It has been made possible to set this level through generous legacies received from members in previous years. ## **Developments, Activities and Achievement** Girlguiding Cumbria South county gives its young members the opportunity to discover, grow and reach their full potential. The Association has a structured programme of activities which enable adults to assist young people to achieve these objectives. ## **Financial Position** In the opinion of the Trustees the Receipts and Payments Accounts for the financial year ended 31[st] December 2024 show a good position. We have a significant assets balance for the upcoming year. Our plan is to use these assets to further support our members through providing leader training, encouraging county growth and facilitating opportunities for girls and young women. ## **Comments on the Accounts** As part of our current 5 year plan in 2019 we budgeted to have a small deficit to income over the year. ## **Grants** Thanks to the Cumbria County Council grant, all adult Leaders have had an opportunity to take part in a comprehensive training programme without having to personally bear the full cost of training fees. This has included subsidising the county Training Weekend at Waddow Hall and free trainings throughout the year. We also received financial assistance from Cumbria Community Foundation, the Guide Association, the Guide Association (Northwest England) Tesco, Furness Lions, Masons, Kelsick’s Educational Foundation, Kendal Lions. Cumbria South has assisted members with the following: - grants towards uniform for leaders and young leaders and travel grants for several members attending international events. ## **Risk Management** The Trustees, and County Executive, have examined strategic business and operational risks which the Charity faces and believe that the systems, policies and processes exist to mitigate risks as far as possible. ## **Declaration** I declare in my capacity of Charity Trustee that: ** The trustees have approved the report above; and ** Have authorised me to sign it on their behalf **Angela York County Commissioner** **Dated 26[th] April 2025** Recoipts 2024 rknBn5Guth.£O fyants. E8.J46 C￿nty￿d￿ £5,580 StrKkand ￿￿￿￿eTShIp Gth￿h. EQ PA5&Mryd￿£o ED, Annu• Pde*inq £1 10S Cektrfa*.EU Th￿n￿￿Tec(￿n￿n,Eo EveN5 ¢l>h*nCudEwCany,£6D,713 Events 18UU,E3 E￿LS Guth.E Events ￿lled￿m*,£4,289 R￿￿.£0 EveNs lNEMB￿l,￿4 Paymants 2024 JI I Thank5andrnc(unthn £273 Trnining.£1.245 CthntyAdmin. E&488 nUaNIEB￿ry, Q.279 ahip GIowth.£1.518 Le**iship. E150 Arts&MEtha.£ Eve wn WaldDwWeekend £0 CekWe.£181 112 E¥ENs ￿enc￿￿￿¥c8mp2U24, EvEnb Rai￿L￿s￿S, £0 E¥ents pl5e￿￿5. E42B8 In[p￿ 18.30 £1 EV￿15 In￿rnal￿￿.¥2sB Assets 2024 £￿ty) 2024 EVENTS.. income to date £60,425.50 £39,929.32 expenditure to date £58,893.38 £39,695.88 +/- to County £1,532.12 £233.44 Golden Cuilew CLYMP Indla 2024