1st Sherborne Scout Group
Analysis
1st Sherborne Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sherborne. It was registered in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Sherborne Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £17k to £14k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Sherborne Scout Group sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birchwood Parents, Staff & Friends Association (£14k), Friends of Yew Tree Primary (£14k) and The John Hampden War Memorial Scholarship Fund (£14k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Scouting Organisation provide supervised activities for groups of children of all ages
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Parents, Staff & Friends Association | Bishop's Stortford | £14k |
| Friends of Yew Tree Primary | Walsall | £14k |
| The John Hampden War Memorial Scholarship Fund | Stafford | £14k |
| Wendover Evening Women's Institute | Buckinghamshire | £14k |