Great Ellingham (St James) Scout Group

Analysis

Great Ellingham (St James) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Attleborough. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Great Ellingham (St James) Scout Group reported income of £28k and spending of £23k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11k to £28k (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Great Ellingham (St James) Scout Group sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Nailsea (Holy Trinity) Scout Group (£28k), Barwick-In-Elmet Village Hall (£28k) and The Donald and Patricia Marsh Charitable Trust (£28k).