1st Galleywood Scout Group

Analysis

1st Galleywood Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Galleywood Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £12k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £21k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Galleywood Scout Group sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Dereham Village Hall (£21k), Brandon and Wolston Young Farmers Club (£21k) and 30th Warrington (Penketh Methodist) Scout Group (£21k).