1st Harpenden (Methodist) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Harpenden (Methodist) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Harpenden (Methodist) Scout Group reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £32k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Harpenden (Methodist) 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 Eight Ash Green Cricket Club (£32k), Toddington Village Hall (£32k) and Chetwynd AFC (£32k).