1st Chippenham Boy Scout Group

Analysis

1st Chippenham Boy Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in November 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Chippenham Boy Scout Group reported income of £10k and spending of £21k, spending 197% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £10k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 30%. 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, 1st Chippenham Boy Scout Group sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% 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 Catterick Village Sports Association (£10k), The Daddryshield Institute (£10k) and 6th Barry (All Saints) Sea Scout Group (£10k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.