1st Houghton (Hunts) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Houghton (Hunts) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Houghton (Hunts) Scout Group reported income of £15k and spending of £8,599, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £15k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Houghton (Hunts) Scout Group sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wirral Boys Club (£15k), Staple Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£15k) and Puddletown Young Farmers' Club (£15k).