1st Ringmer Scout Group

Analysis

1st Ringmer Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ringmer. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Ringmer Scout Group reported income of £10k and spending of £9,814, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £12k to £10k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st Ringmer Scout Group sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Chancellor Park (£10k), Oromo Community in Brighton and Hove (£10k) and Marchwood Church of England Infant School Parent Teacher Association (£10k).