1st Royston Scout Group

Analysis

1st Royston Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Royston. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Royston Scout Group reported income of £40k and spending of £35k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £40k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Royston Scout Group sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedale Community Library (£40k), Cuddington Croft Parent Teacher Association (£40k) and Community Use for the Old Station (£40k).