1st Lyndhurst Scout Group

Analysis

1st Lyndhurst Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyndhurst. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Lyndhurst Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £26k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £21k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 1st Lyndhurst Scout Group sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flixton Band (£21k), Music Beyond Mainstream Ltd (£21k) and Kanga Educational Foundation (Kef) (£21k).

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.