1st Shefford Scout Group

Analysis

1st Shefford Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shefford. It was registered in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, 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, 1st Shefford Scout Group reported income of £22k and spending of £23k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £22k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Shefford Scout Group sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gosberton Youth Centre (£22k), Backworth Hall Scouts (£22k) and Village Hall (£22k).

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.