1st Combs Scout Group
Analysis
1st Combs Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stowmarket. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Combs Scout Group reported income of £82k and spending of £78k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £82k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Combs Scout Group sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitmore High School Fund (£82k), Eastington Playgroup (£82k) and Casualties Union (£82k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
We are a Scout Group
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Whitmore High School Fund | Harrow | £82k |
| Eastington Playgroup | Gloucestershire | £82k |
| Casualties Union | London | £82k |
| The Sutton Valence School General Charitable Trust | London | £82k |