1st Foots Cray Scout Group

Analysis

1st Foots Cray Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in March 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, 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, 1st Foots Cray Scout Group reported income of £43k and spending of £28k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £35k to £43k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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 Foots Cray Scout Group sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 3rd Newbury Scout Group (£43k), New Owlsmoor Centre (£43k) and The Danby Agricultural Association (£43k).