Cestrian Scout Group

Analysis

Cestrian Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cestrian Scout Group reported income of £26k and spending of £11k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £8,871 to £26k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 244%. 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, Cestrian 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 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The White Hart Barn (£25k), Darsham Village Hall (£26k) and Bookham and Effingham District Guide Association (£25k).