1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group

Analysis

1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £26k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Buxton Lamas Sea Scout Group sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alveston Youth Centre Committee (£26k), Parish Hall (£26k) and Kirk Deighton Village Hall CIO (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.