2nd Soham Scout Group

Analysis

2nd Soham Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 2nd Soham Scout Group reported income of £10k and spending of £15k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,659 to £10k (+511%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 2nd Soham Scout Group sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Winter Jubilee Trust (£10k), Tydd St Mary Playing Field Committee (£10k) and Montgomery Recreation Association (£10k).