17th Epping Forest South Scout-Group

Analysis

17th Epping Forest South Scout-Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 17th Epping Forest South Scout-Group reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £24k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 17th Epping Forest South Scout-Group sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paft Charitable Organisation (£24k), Charlton Marshall Village Hall (£24k) and Torpoint Bowling Club (£24k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.