1st Shepton Mallett Scout Group
Analysis
1st Shepton Mallett Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Shepton Mallett Scout Group reported income of £11k and spending of £20k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £11k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Shepton Mallett Scout Group sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Home School Association (£11k), Muddy Boots Fordingbridge Limited (£11k) and St John Vianney Parent Teachers Association, Coventry (£11k).
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
To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Home School Association | Horsham | £11k |
| Muddy Boots Fordingbridge Limited | Hampshire | £11k |
| St John Vianney Parent Teachers Association, Coventry | Coventry | £11k |
| Threlkeld Schoolmaster's Charity | Cumbria | £11k |