1st Downton Scout Group

Analysis

1st Downton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Downton Scout Group reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £50k to £20k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Downton Scout Group sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Girls Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (£20k), Friends of Ysgol Gymraeg Pwllcoch (£20k) and Chivers Trust (£20k).