1st Shenfield Scout Group

Analysis

1st Shenfield Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Billericay. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Shenfield Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £28k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £25k to £23k (-7.5%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Shenfield Scout Group sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Reepham Scout Group (£23k), Ferriby and Swanland Scout Group (£23k) and Groby Community Library Group (£23k).