1st St Austell Scout Group

Analysis

1st St Austell Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Austell. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st St Austell Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £23k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £38k to £19k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, 1st St Austell Scout Group sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% 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 Lauriston School Fund (£19k), Bollington Brass Band (£19k) and Alyth Choral Society (£19k).

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.