1st Garstang (Castle) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Garstang (Castle) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in February 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Garstang (Castle) Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,367 to £14k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Garstang (Castle) Scout Group sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cranborne Middle Schoolparent Teacher Association (£14k), Pudsey Lowtown Wiseowl Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (£14k) and Parents Social Club of Seaton House School (£14k).