1st Purton & Lydiard Scout Group

Analysis

1st Purton & Lydiard Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Purton & Lydiard Scout Group reported income of £18k and spending of £18k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £18k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st Purton & Lydiard 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 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burford Village Hall (£18k), London Platinum Jubilee Lions Club (CIO) (£18k) and Woodgrange Infant School Parent Teacher Association (£18k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.