1st Castle Canyke Scout Group

Analysis

1st Castle Canyke Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 2026, 1st Castle Canyke Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £32k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £21k to £23k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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 Castle Canyke Scout Group sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Fleckney Library (£23k), Spearhead Barbell (£23k) and 15th Norwich Air Scout Group (£23k).