1st Ardingly Scout Group
Analysis
1st Ardingly Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Ardingly Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £14k to £14k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Ardingly Scout Group sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Durrington and District Day Centre for the Elderly (£14k), BCCSD (£14k) and St Michael's Church of England J M and I School Parents Association, Pelsall (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are a Scout Group providing fun/sporting activities for children from 6 to 14. Three main groups meet weekly over 3 terms. Beaver group, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. We operate according the Scout Association's rules.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Durrington and District Day Centre for the Elderly | Salisbury | £14k |
| BCCSD | Blackpool | £14k |
| St Michael's Church of England J M and I School Parents Association, Pelsall | Walsall | £14k |
| Baldock & District Canoe Club | Letchworth Garden City | £14k |