15th Leicester Scout Group

Analysis

15th Leicester Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2026, 15th Leicester Scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £25k to £16k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 15th Leicester Scout Group sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Recreation Ground (£16k), Lawhitton Parish Hall Committee (£16k) and Ashton Amenity Area (£16k).