2nd Atherton Scout Group

Analysis

2nd Atherton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 2nd Atherton Scout Group reported income of £20k and spending of £16k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £25k to £20k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, 2nd Atherton Scout Group sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hebridean Sheep Society (£20k), The Nature Trust (Sandy) (£20k) and Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust (£20k).