1st/3rd Houghton Regis Scout Group

Analysis

1st/3rd Houghton Regis Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in May 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st/3rd Houghton Regis Scout Group reported income of £33k and spending of £32k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £22k to £33k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 402%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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/3rd Houghton Regis Scout Group sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bullingdon Community Association (£33k), Caerwys Public Hall (£33k) and The Training and Skills Development Foundation (£33k).