Guides Cymru
What it does
Girlguiding Cymru is the largest organisation for girls and young women in Wales. It offers an unique environment where they can grow and develop in a safe, girl only space. The programme of activities is relevant to today's girl and actively promotes equality and diversity. Guiding gives girls and young women a voice.
Its charitable purposes
UNIT OF GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £746,908 and spent £418,351.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £746,908 | £418,351 | 4 | 2,863 |
| 31 March 2025 | £413,689 | £422,942 | Not reported | 3,000 |
| 31 March 2024 | £527,584 | £499,215 | 5 | 2,881 |
| 31 March 2023 | £413,930 | £427,777 | Not reported | 2,541 |
| 31 March 2022 | £397,552 | £283,943 | Not reported | 3,000 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 88%, from £397,552 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £746,908 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 56% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Sports Grant gave £37,250 in the year to 31 March 2026, 5% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £51,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2026
- Donations and legacies£263,262
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£469,955
- Investments£13,691
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026, the charity named 5 funders who gave £48,867 between them. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Grant | Trust, company or other | £37,250 | £12,825 | £42,950 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Award | Trust, company or other | £5,252 | £1,537 | £2,513 |
| Girlguiding UK | Trust, company or other | £4,814 | £15,267 | £29,338 |
| Lloyds Foundation | Trust, company or other | £810 | £1,580 | £1,682 |
| Lesley Sell Trust | Trust, company or other | £741 | £1,500 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2006, worth at least £47,597.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£41,600, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£5,997, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2016 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £41,600 |
| 20 Apr 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £1,560 |
| 21 Mar 2006 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,437 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Kathryn GunnerChair
- Alice Cleave
- Ann Lovatt
- Caryn Parker
- Dawn Clayton
- Julie Miles
- Sharon Spackman
- Susan Madurasinghe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 27 October 2026, 96 days early | Received 27 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 October 2025, 95 days early | Received 28 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 17 December 2024, 45 days early | Received 17 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 19 December 2023, 43 days early | Received 19 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 14 December 2022, 48 days early | Received 14 December 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 521209
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 January 1972
- Governing document
- GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION TRUST DEED, 1938.
- Website
- www.girlguidingcymru.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.