1st South Zeal Scouts

Analysis

1st South Zeal Scouts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Okehampton. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st South Zeal Scouts reported income of £16k and spending of £18k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £19k to £16k (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 South Zeal Scouts sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 27th High Wycombe Sea Scout Group (£16k), East Sheen Scout Group (£16k) and Children's Football Alliance Ltd (£16k).

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.