1st Burnham and Hitcham Scout Group

Analysis

1st Burnham and Hitcham Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in May 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Burnham and Hitcham Scout Group reported income of £44k and spending of £45k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £44k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Burnham and Hitcham Scout Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% 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 Reigate Priory School Families & Staff Association (£44k), 7th Cheltenham (Charlton Kings) Scout Group (£44k) and Greek Community School of Newcastle (£44k).

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.