28th Cambridge (St John's) Scout Group

Analysis

28th Cambridge (St John's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 28th Cambridge (St John's) Scout Group reported income of £60k and spending of £48k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £37k to £60k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 28th Cambridge (St John's) Scout Group sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir Limited (£60k), Napton Music Festival Trust (£60k) and The Millennium Quarter Trust Limited (£60k).