8th Ashford (Middlesex) Scout Group

Analysis

8th Ashford (Middlesex) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 8th Ashford (Middlesex) Scout Group reported income of £778k and spending of £763k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £778k (+2834%), an average of +133% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 2432%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 8th Ashford (Middlesex) Scout Group sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lymington Community Association (£778k), International Sheep Dog Society (£782k) and Waterside Community Trust (£773k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 92% and donations and legacies 7.8%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £16k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.