1st Southbourne Sea Scout Group

Analysis

1st Southbourne Sea Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Southbourne Sea Scout Group reported income of £65k and spending of £67k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £52k to £65k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Southbourne Sea Scout Group sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thame Senior Friendship Centre (£65k), Bromham Village Hall (£65k) and Warminster School Parents' Association (£65k).