9th/21st Plymouth Scout Group

Analysis

9th/21st Plymouth Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 9th/21st Plymouth Scout Group reported income of £80k and spending of £81k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £25k to £80k (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, 9th/21st Plymouth Scout Group sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesterfield Operatic Society (£80k), Cardiff Ardwyn Singers Cantorion Ardwyn Caerdydd (£81k) and The New Music Players (£80k).