Dorridge Scout Group

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dorridge Scout Group reported income of £31k and spending of £28k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,750 to £31k (+305%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 257%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Dorridge Scout Group sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presteigne Youth Project Limited (£31k), 1st Shelford and East Bridgford Scout Group (£31k) and Woodfield/Dene Park Community Association (£31k).