1st West Craven Scout Group

Analysis

1st West Craven Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnoldswick. It was registered in July 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 December 2025, 1st West Craven Scout Group reported income of £18k and spending of £20k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £18k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st West Craven Scout Group sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashley Down Schools Parent Staff Assoc (£18k), Holy Trinity School PTFA Northwood (£18k) and Sarum Hall Parents Association (£18k).

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.