14th Hove (St Andrews Portslade) Scout Group

Analysis

14th Hove (St Andrews Portslade) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 14th Hove (St Andrews Portslade) Scout Group reported income of £188k and spending of £199k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £188k (+424%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 14th Hove (St Andrews Portslade) Scout Group sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forefront Foundation Ltd (£188k), Hornbie's Foundation (£189k) and Crane Quality Counselling (£187k).

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.