The Scout and Guide Building, Ivybridge

Analysis

The Scout and Guide Building, Ivybridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Scout and Guide Building, Ivybridge reported income of £14k and spending of £15k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £240 to £14k (+5554%), an average of +174% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 379%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Scout and Guide Building, Ivybridge 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 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action Academy (£14k), Friends of Edith Borthwick School (£14k) and Rotary Club of Nailsworth Trust Fund (£14k).

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.