4th Littlehampton Scout Group

Analysis

4th Littlehampton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 4th Littlehampton Scout Group reported income of £49k and spending of £58k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £49k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 4th Littlehampton Scout Group sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% 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 Go Full Steam (£49k), Essex North East County Guides (£49k) and The Stour Valley University of the Third Age (£49k).

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.