1st Radstock Scout Group
Analysis
1st Radstock Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Radstock. It was registered in March 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Radstock Scout Group reported income of £20k and spending of £40k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £20k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Radstock Scout Group sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Twyford St Mary's C of E Primary School (£20k), Mount Hanna (£20k) and 1st Stanford-Le-Hope Scout Group (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The purpose of scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Twyford St Mary's C of E Primary School | Winchester | £20k |
| Mount Hanna | London | £20k |
| 1st Stanford-Le-Hope Scout Group | Stanford-Le-Hope | £20k |
| Trauma Response Network Limited | Southampton | £20k |