Four Marks Scout Group

Analysis

Four Marks Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in September 1970, 56 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 and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Four Marks Scout Group reported income of £32k and spending of £39k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,057 to £32k (+356%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Four Marks Scout Group sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tittensor Village Hall (£32k), Belbroughton Recreation Centre (£32k) and The Borrowdale Institute (£32k).