1st Whimple Scout Group

Analysis

1st Whimple Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Whimple Scout Group reported income of £10k and spending of £11k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,216 to £10k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 624%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Whimple Scout Group sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wakebankes Trust (£10k), Spennymoor Spiritualist Church (£10k) and Town Estate Ecclesiastical Charity (£10k).

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.