2nd Kirkham (St Michaels) Scout Group

Analysis

2nd Kirkham (St Michaels) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 2nd Kirkham (St Michaels) Scout Group reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £17k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 2nd Kirkham (St Michaels) Scout Group 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 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Estonian School in London (£17k), Stand Magazine Limited (£17k) and Village Hall (£17k).

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.