1st St Leonards Forest Scout Group

Analysis

1st St Leonards Forest Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, 1st St Leonards Forest Scout Group reported income of £51k and spending of £48k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £37k to £51k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st St Leonards Forest Scout Group sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Puddletown (£51k), Vineyard Christian Fellowship of South West Nottingham (£51k) and Sketty Community Church (£51k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.