39th South West Cheshire Scout Group

Analysis

39th South West Cheshire Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 39th South West Cheshire Scout Group reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £31k to £15k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 39th South West Cheshire 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 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weston Colville Reading Room (£15k), Llansteffan Sports Club (£15k) and Easterton Village Hall (£15k).

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.