1st Cobham Scout Group
Analysis
1st Cobham Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cobham. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Cobham Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £14k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Cobham Scout Group sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Porchester Scouts and Cubs (£14k), Birthlight (£14k) and Fretherne with Saul and Framilode Village Hall and Playing Field Fund (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS AS INDIVIDUALS , AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMEBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CUMMUNITY THROUGH A THOROUGH PROGRAM OF SCOUTING.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Porchester Scouts and Cubs | Nottingham | £14k |
| Birthlight | Cambridge | £14k |
| Fretherne with Saul and Framilode Village Hall and Playing Field Fund | Gloucester | £14k |
| 1st Sedgefield Scout Group | Stockton on Tees | £14k |