1st Runwell Scout Group

Analysis

1st Runwell Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wickford. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Runwell Scout Group reported income of £11k and spending of £7,210, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £7,979 to £11k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Runwell Scout Group sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shepton Mallet U3a (£11k), Holcombe Rogus Village Hall Trust (£11k) and The Friends of Dunorlan Park (£11k).