3rd Harpenden Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Harpenden Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 3rd Harpenden Scout Group reported income of £35k and spending of £38k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £35k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 3rd Harpenden Scout Group sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 10th Haywards Heath Scout Group Council (£35k), Garden Suburb School Parent Teacher Trust (£35k) and Carrington Parents Association (£35k).