8th Squirrels Heath (Harold Wood) Scout Group

Analysis

8th Squirrels Heath (Harold Wood) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 8th Squirrels Heath (Harold Wood) Scout Group reported income of £56k and spending of £58k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £56k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 8th Squirrels Heath (Harold Wood) Scout Group sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merley Community Association (£56k), Stainton Recreation Ground (£56k) and Southampton Unit 311 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£56k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.