1st Sheldon (144th Birmingham) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Sheldon (144th Birmingham) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Sheldon (144th Birmingham) Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £14k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £27k to £19k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Sheldon (144th Birmingham) Scout Group sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% 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 Hobbayne Parent Teacher Association and Friends (£19k), Friends Of Downsbrook (£19k) and Friends of Lacock School (£19k).