1st Headcorn Scout Group
Analysis
1st Headcorn Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in January 1981, 45 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 December 2025, 1st Headcorn Scout Group reported income of £53k and spending of £48k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £53k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Headcorn Scout Group sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sibsey Village Hall (£53k), Bedworth Eagles Junior Football Club (£53k) and Kilburn Miners' Welfare Trust (£53k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the Group are as a unit of the Scout Association, the aim of which is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sibsey Village Hall | Boston | £53k |
| Bedworth Eagles Junior Football Club | Bedworth | £53k |
| Kilburn Miners' Welfare Trust | Belper | £53k |
| Top Valley Community Association | Nottingham | £53k |