7th Southampton (Bassett) Scout Group

Analysis

7th Southampton (Bassett) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, 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, 7th Southampton (Bassett) Scout Group reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £17k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 39%. 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, 7th Southampton (Bassett) Scout Group sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Broughton Youth and Social Club (£17k), 2nd Hailsham Scouts (£17k) and Stalmine Village Hall (£17k).