2nd West Kirby Seascout Group

Analysis

2nd West Kirby Seascout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in April 1978, 48 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 services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 2nd West Kirby Seascout Group reported income of £24k and spending of £31k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £24k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 336%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 2nd West Kirby Seascout Group sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 6th Southgate (Christ Church) Scout Group (£24k), Ugley Village Hall CIO (£24k) and Brampton Memorial Playing Field (£24k).

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.