1st Sutton (Wirral)scout Group

Analysis

1st Sutton (Wirral)scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ellesmere Port. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Sutton (Wirral)scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £28k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33k to £16k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Sutton (Wirral)scout Group sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hewish and Puxton Village Hall Ltd (£16k), Monks Eleigh Village Hall (£16k) and Hackleton and District Women's Institute (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.