5th Colchester Air Scout Group

Analysis

5th Colchester Air Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 5th Colchester Air Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £22k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2026, income grew from £1,595 to £23k (+1365%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 708%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 5th Colchester Air Scout Group sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Colleton School Association (£23k), St Marys Byfleet PTA & Friends (£23k) and Felbridge School Parents and Teachers Association (£23k).