1st Winnersh Scout Group

Analysis

1st Winnersh Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Winnersh Scout Group reported income of £32k and spending of £38k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £32k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 1st Winnersh Scout Group sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warwickshire Mark Benevolent Fund (£32k), The Akaya Foundation (£32k) and East Court Charitable Trust (£32k).