St Francis Scout Group
Analysis
St Francis Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in October 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, St Francis Scout Group reported income of £22k and spending of £19k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,651 to £22k (+506%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, St Francis Scout Group sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton Holymoorside School Parent Staff Association (£22k), Liden Community Council (£22k) and Copford Village Hall (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our group consists of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts & Explorers between the ages of 6-18 years old. The children come to weekly meetings where we do badge work, play games and have camping weekends. We do charity work eg fundraising for various charties and support our church in fundraising St Francis Feniscliffe who are our sponsors
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Holymoorside School Parent Staff Association | Derbyshire | £22k |
| Liden Community Council | Wiltshire | £22k |
| Copford Village Hall | Colchester | £22k |
| The Craig Charity for Children | Bradford | £22k |