Sharnbrook (53rd Bedfordshire) Scout Group

Analysis

Sharnbrook (53rd Bedfordshire) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sharnbrook (53rd Bedfordshire) Scout Group reported income of £10k and spending of £10k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,107 to £10k (+229%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sharnbrook (53rd Bedfordshire) Scout Group sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% 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 The Oxcroft Recreation Ground and Welfare Institute (£10k), Smithy Green District Girl Guides (£10k) and Basil Howard Trust (£10k).