1st Shipley Scout Group

Analysis

1st Shipley Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Shipley Scout Group reported income of £36k and spending of £62k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £36k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Shipley Scout Group sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orthodox Parish of Saint Silouan of Mount Athos in Southampton (£36k), Truth in a Trailer (£36k) and Bethel Temple of Christ (£36k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.