Melksham Scout Group

Analysis

Melksham Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Melksham Scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £16k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Melksham Scout Group sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% 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 Lydiate Parish Hall (£16k), Friends of RSVP West Region (£16k) and Freddies Friends (£16k).