3rd Plympton (Woodford) Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Plympton (Woodford) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 3rd Plympton (Woodford) Scout Group reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £12k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, 3rd Plympton (Woodford) Scout Group sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penge and Anerley (1948) Trust (£12k), North Walsham Atrium Sociable Community Cinema (£12k) and Wirral and Chester Riding for the Disabled (£12k).

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.