3rd Taunton (Bishops Lydeard) Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Taunton (Bishops Lydeard) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in August 1984, 42 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 3rd Taunton (Bishops Lydeard) Scout Group reported income of £60k and spending of £59k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £42k to £60k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 3rd Taunton (Bishops Lydeard) Scout Group sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tavy Division Guide Association (£60k), Moors Youth Sports Association (£60k) and Holmes Chapel Boxing Club (£60k).