1st Berkhamsted Scout Group

Analysis

1st Berkhamsted Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Berkhamsted Scout Group reported income of £30k and spending of £27k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £30k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Berkhamsted Scout Group sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mike Thurston Water Activities Centre (£30k), Stutton Community Association (£30k) and Dartington Village Hall Association (£30k).