1st Minchinhampton Scout Group

Analysis

1st Minchinhampton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 September 2025, 1st Minchinhampton Scout Group reported income of £24k and spending of £17k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £37k to £24k (-33%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Minchinhampton Scout Group sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% 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 Haverfordwest Racecourse (Public Park) Trust (£24k), Chew Magna Old School Room Charity (£24k) and 43rd Saxlingham Nethergate Scout Group (£24k).