1st West Bergholt Scout Group

Analysis

1st West Bergholt Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st West Bergholt Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,473 to £21k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 1st West Bergholt Scout Group sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Canterbury Arts Council (£21k), St Anne's Hall, Babbacombe Limited (£21k) and Morning Chorus (Borough of Ealing) (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.