61st Croydon (St Oswald's) Scout Group

Analysis

61st Croydon (St Oswald's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Upper Norwood. It was registered in October 1961, 65 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 December 2025, 61st Croydon (St Oswald's) Scout Group reported income of £28k and spending of £30k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £29k to £28k (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 61st Croydon (St Oswald's) Scout Group sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Agnes Surf Life Saving Club (£28k), Bartestree and Lugwardine Playing Fields Association (£28k) and Whetstone Memorial Hall (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.