First Torrington Scout Group

Analysis

First Torrington Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, First Torrington Scout Group reported income of £13k and spending of £13k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,739 to £13k (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 309%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, First Torrington Scout Group sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Broomfield School (£13k), The University of Hull Maritime History Trust (£13k) and Herons PTA (£13k).

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.