1st Woodley Scout Group

Analysis

1st Woodley Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Woodley Scout Group reported income of £46k and spending of £54k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £46k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Woodley Scout Group sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% 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 Old Trafford Christadelphian Church (£46k), International Prayer Palace Church (£46k) and thebibletable.com (£46k).