2nd Welwyn (Oaklands) Scout Group

Analysis

2nd Welwyn (Oaklands) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, 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, 2nd Welwyn (Oaklands) Scout Group reported income of £28k and spending of £30k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £28k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 2nd Welwyn (Oaklands) Scout Group sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winterbourne Monkton Community Hall (£28k), The Dalton-In-Furness District Recreational Charity Trust (£28k) and 16th Purley (7th Sanderstead All Saints) Scout Group (£28k).