The 3rd Alton Scout Group

Analysis

The 3rd Alton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in March 1980, 46 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 December 2025, The 3rd Alton Scout Group reported income of £89k and spending of £81k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £65k to £89k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 37%. 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, The 3rd Alton Scout Group sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Treverbyn Community Trust (£89k), West Denton Community Centre (£89k) and Cotgrave Social Welfare Centre (£89k).