1st Rayleigh Scout Group

Analysis

1st Rayleigh Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Rayleigh Scout Group reported income of £34k and spending of £28k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £34k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st Rayleigh Scout Group sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Fortuna Charitable Trust (£34k), Victoria Institute (£34k) and The Rotary Club of Kendal Charitable Trust (£33k).