19th Purley (Riddlesdown) Scout Group

Analysis

19th Purley (Riddlesdown) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Croydon. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 19th Purley (Riddlesdown) Scout Group reported income of £20k and spending of £33k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £20k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 19th Purley (Riddlesdown) Scout Group sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riccall Village Institute (£20k), I Have a Gift (£20k) and Torre Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£20k).