3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group reported income of £60k and spending of £38k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £60k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 3rd Itchen ( Bitterne ) Scout Group sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyneside Kidney Patients Association (£60k), Oasis Relief (£60k) and Noviha UK (£60k).