79th Sheffield (St Timothy's) Scout Group

Analysis

79th Sheffield (St Timothy's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 79th Sheffield (St Timothy's) Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £23k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £5,017 to £14k (+172%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 79th Sheffield (St Timothy's) Scout Group sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Initiative for British Islam (£14k), Ruach Resources (£14k) and Thamesmead Association of Parents and Teachers (£14k).

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.