1st Chertsey Scout Group

Analysis

1st Chertsey Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Chertsey Scout Group reported income of £84k and spending of £61k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £76k to £84k (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 Chertsey Scout Group sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angel Community Canal Boat Trust (£84k), The Guy Harvey Youth Club (£84k) and Allotments for Labouring Poor (£84k).