1st Lawford Scout Group

Analysis

1st Lawford Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Lawford Scout Group reported income of £29k and spending of £24k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £29k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Lawford Scout Group sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Terence O'grady Social Club for People with Learning Difficulties (£29k), National Schools Regatta (£29k) and 3rd Kingston Scout Group (£29k).