1st Wroughton Scout Group

Analysis

1st Wroughton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Wroughton Scout Group reported income of £37k and spending of £39k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £37k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, 1st Wroughton 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 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Ministry (£37k), Chosen High Wycombe (£37k) and Waveney Sailability (£37k).