5th Blackpool Scout Group

Analysis

5th Blackpool Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in May 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 and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 5th Blackpool Scout Group reported income of £18k and spending of £19k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £18k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 5th Blackpool 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 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Westfield Primary (£18k), Friends of St Saviour's Church Schools (£18k) and Friends of Langrish School (£18k).