Bishopston Guide Association
The latest figures on the register are for the year ending 31 July 2024, 27 months ago. Charities must report within 10 months of their year end, so its report for the following year looks overdue.
What it does
mainly used for Girlguiding meetings - for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides & Rangers (girls age 4-18). The hall is also used for local meetings, nursery, holidays and social events
Its charitable purposes
EDUCATING GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEM DEVELOP EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WORLD.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Bishopston
Income and spending
The register has no income or spending figures for this charity.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £3,860 | £4,964 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | £4,414 | £6,405 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £8,355 | £20,288 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £15,884 | £12,432 | Not reported | 2 |
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
- Down 76%, from £15,884 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £3,860 in the year to 31 July 2024.
- Spending against income
- It spent 129% of its income in the year to 31 July 2024. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2021: £14,000 from 4 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2021 | £14,000 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 July 2020 | £10,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2002, worth at least £31,976.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2007 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £30,700 |
| 10 Sept 2002 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,276 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Alexandra Bradford Lang
- Alys May Thomas
- Faye Samantha Grinter Thomas
- Mai Victoria Pitson
- Molly Louise Dowrick
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Not received | No record |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 9 June 2025, 9 days late | Not required |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 3 June 2024, 3 days late | Not required |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 27 May 2023, 4 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 29 May 2022, 2 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524896
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 May 1967
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER OF THE GUIDE ASSOCIATION GRANTED 14 DECEMBER 1922.
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.