1st North Watford Scout Group

Analysis

1st North Watford Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st North Watford Scout Group reported income of £27k and spending of £23k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £27k (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 North Watford Scout Group sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspley Guise Village Hall Management Committee (£27k), 1st Highfield Scout Group (£27k) and Finstock Village Hall (£27k).