1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts

Analysis

1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigton. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts reported income of £72k and spending of £26k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £72k (+372%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, 1st Wigton Baden-Powell Scouts sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breyer Foundation Limited (£72k), Community Chaplaincy - Norfolk (£72k) and Charr Yarr Welfare Foundation Limited (£71k).