Putnoe Scout Group

Analysis

Putnoe Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in October 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 March 2025, Putnoe Scout Group reported income of £67k and spending of £68k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £48k to £67k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Putnoe Scout Group sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Wadebridge Sports and Leisure Centre (£67k), Greenfield Club (£67k) and Mildenhall & District Swimming Club (£67k).