5th Solihull (Sharmans Cross) Scout Group

Analysis

5th Solihull (Sharmans Cross) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 5th Solihull (Sharmans Cross) Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £19k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 38%. 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, 5th Solihull (Sharmans Cross) Scout Group sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Cavendish School (£19k), Borth Sports and Playing Fields Association (£19k) and Shirland Village Hall Management Committee (£19k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.