1st Houghton (St Michaels) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Houghton (St Michaels) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Houghton Le Spring. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Houghton (St Michaels) Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £23k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 371%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Houghton (St Michaels) Scout Group sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Knowle Boy Scout Group (£23k), Hibaldstow Village Hall (£23k) and Brixham Cricket Club (£23k).