5th Penwortham Scout Group (United Reformed Church)

Analysis

5th Penwortham Scout Group (United Reformed Church) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 5th Penwortham Scout Group (United Reformed Church) reported income of £41k and spending of £40k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £65k to £41k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 5th Penwortham Scout Group (United Reformed Church) 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 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North West Islamic Cultural Centre (£41k), Christ Apostolic Church Livingword Centre (£41k) and Skelmersdale Baptist Church (£41k).