1st St Albans Boy Scout Group

Analysis

1st St Albans Boy Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in October 1965, 61 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 March 2025, 1st St Albans Boy Scout Group reported income of £44k and spending of £30k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £44k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st St Albans Boy Scout Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cylch Meithrin Nawmor (Cenarth) (£44k), Bourne Scout Group (£44k) and The City of London Corporation Combined Education Charity (£44k).