44th Norwich (1st Old Catton) Scout Group

Analysis

44th Norwich (1st Old Catton) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, 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 July 2025, 44th Norwich (1st Old Catton) Scout Group reported income of £40k and spending of £46k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £30k to £40k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. 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, 44th Norwich (1st Old Catton) Scout Group sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hampton Hill Junior School Association (£40k), 17th Purley St John's Old Coulsdon Scout Group (£40k) and Biddenham Village Hall (£40k).

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.