Melling Scout Group

Analysis

Melling Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ormskirk. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Melling Scout Group reported income of £24k and spending of £25k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £24k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Melling Scout Group sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cassington Sports and Social Club (£24k), Wellingborough Boys Club (£24k) and Barnt Green Scout and Guide Field Trust (£24k).