1st Gadebridge Scout Group

Analysis

1st Gadebridge Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Gadebridge Scout Group reported income of £35k and spending of £30k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £35k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Gadebridge Scout Group sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Gads Hill School (£35k), The Haslingfield Educational Foundation (£35k) and The Saint Michael's and Exeter Schools Charity (£35k).