Leiston Scout Group

Analysis

Leiston Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leiston. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leiston Scout Group reported income of £49k and spending of £10k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £49k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 615%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Leiston Scout Group sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Winchester Scout Group (£49k), Kidzone @ Christ Church Primary School (£49k) and Riverhead Infants School Parents Teachers Association (£49k).