1st Lindfield Scout Group

Analysis

1st Lindfield Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Lindfield Scout Group reported income of £44k and spending of £46k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £44k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 Lindfield Scout Group sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chorley Community Trust (£44k), Kidlington Recreational Trust (£44k) and The Lacrosse Foundation (£44k).