89th Leicester 1st Houghton Scout Group

Analysis

89th Leicester 1st Houghton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 1995, 31 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 August 2025, 89th Leicester 1st Houghton Scout Group reported income of £41k and spending of £29k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £6,587 to £41k (+523%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 89th Leicester 1st Houghton 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 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Grinstead & District Lions Club (CIO) (£41k), Meadow Primary School PTA (£41k) and Whickham Volunteer Library Association (£41k).