1st Southgate Scout Group

Analysis

1st Southgate Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crawley. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, 1st Southgate Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £23k to £19k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Southgate Scout Group sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barmby Moor Playing Field Association (£19k), Staunton Harold Sailability Trust (£19k) and Blakesley and Woodend Village Hall (£19k).