Girlguiding Impact Report 2023

Girlguiding is the UK's largest youth organisation dedicated to girls, supporting over 300,000 members aged 4–18 through Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers. Their impact report evidences the charity's positive effect on girls' confidence, wellbeing and life skills, and the wider benefits of volunteering for the 70,000 adults who support them.

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📋About

Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger units; Girls' Attitudes Survey; No Wrong Door youth participation; Queens Guide Award; Duke of Edinburgh's Award; outdoor adventure and residential programmes; volunteer training Custom geography from upload: UK

📊Key Metrics

300,000+ girls aged 4–18 active members across the UK Key Metric 1
70,000 volunteers supporting local units Key Metric 2
Girls in Girlguiding are 28% more confident than the UK average and 15% happier Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Girls aged 10–15 report up to 23% higher confidence than the UK average for girls
  • 91% of girls in guiding say they have fun at their weekly meetings
  • Girlguiding volunteers report higher levels of happiness and life satisfaction than the average UK adult who does not volunteer

📍Geography

UK-Wide

2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
Key Metric 3
Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy