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Witney Buttercross Scout Group

RegisteredRegistered charity number 304425OxfordshireAmateur sport and recreation
Income£85k2026-03-31
Spending£307ksame year
Spent / received108%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1963Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Witney Buttercross Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 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 human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Witney Buttercross Scout Group reported income of £85k and spending of £307k, spending 363% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £42k to £85k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 322%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Witney Buttercross Scout Group sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Greenhill Library (£85k), Long Bennington Village Hall (£85k) and Cambridge Harriers (£85k).

Income and spending

£0£77k£154k£230k£307k2022 Income: £41,7402022 Spending: £51,50320222023 Income: £71,3362023 Spending: £82,40920232024 Income: £301,0242024 Spending: £114,27420242025 Income: £80,5022025 Spending: £73,03520252026 Income: £84,6982026 Spending: £307,0722026
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Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Scouting activities for young people in Witney, Oxfordshire. Ages 6 to 14, Beaver, Cub and Scout sections.

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