5th Newquay Scout Group

Analysis

5th Newquay Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Columb. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, 5th Newquay Scout Group reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14k to £24k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 5th Newquay Scout Group sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Launchpoint (£24k), 2nd Epsom (Christ Church) Scout Group (£24k) and The Weston Room and Recreation Ground (£24k).