1st Thatcham St Mary's Scout Group

Analysis

1st Thatcham St Mary's Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Thatcham St Mary's Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £20k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £19k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Thatcham St Mary's Scout Group sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Bury St Edmunds (Mayors Own) Scout Group (£19k), Marksbury Village Hall (£19k) and Kings Norton Tennis Club (£18k).

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.