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2nd Chelmsford (Springfield) Scout Group

RegisteredRegistered charity number 268683ChelmsfordEducation and training
Income£45k2026-03-31
Spending£41ksame year
Spent / received115%5-year average
Size in its cause65th pctEducation and training
Registered1975Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

2nd Chelmsford (Springfield) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in February 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 2nd Chelmsford (Springfield) Scout Group reported income of £45k and spending of £41k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £42k to £45k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 2nd Chelmsford (Springfield) Scout Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Rowntree Park (£45k), Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn Limited (£45k) and Holmesdale School Parents and Staff Association (£45k).

Income and spending

£0£21k£42k£63k£84k2022 Income: £41,5522022 Spending: £16,23020222023 Income: £52,1282023 Spending: £84,18220232024 Income: £26,6242024 Spending: £17,86720242025 Income: £31,7732025 Spending: £68,13720252026 Income: £44,6012026 Spending: £40,5022026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

A co-educational scout group.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Friends of Rowntree ParkCounty optional£45k
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Blackburn LimitedLancashire£45k
Holmesdale School Parents and Staff AssociationSurrey£45k
Westerham U3aWesterham£45k