1st Woodmansterne (St Peter's) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Woodmansterne (St Peter's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banstead. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Woodmansterne (St Peter's) Scout Group reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £12k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Woodmansterne (St Peter's) Scout Group sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matlock Area Schools Trust (Mast) (£12k), The Gaius Trust (£12k) and The Chells Scout Group (£12k).

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.