1st London Colney Scout Group

Analysis

1st London Colney Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, 1st London Colney Scout Group reported income of £38k and spending of £26k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £41k to £38k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st London Colney Scout Group sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of St Mary's Association (£38k), 1st Chelmsley Wood Scout Group (£38k) and High Temperature Mechanical Testing Committee (£38k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.