9th St Albans Scout Group

Analysis

9th St Albans Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Albans. It was registered in May 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 9th St Albans Scout Group reported income of £34k and spending of £26k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £25k to £34k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 9th St Albans 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 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holyhead and Anglesey Amateur Boxing Club (£34k), 20th Gillingham (Hempstead) Air Scout Group (£34k) and Pembroke & Pembroke Dock Amateur Boxing Club & Community Activity Centre (£34k).