Bishop's Own Scout and Guide Group

Analysis

Bishop's Own Scout and Guide Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wrexham. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, 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, Bishop's Own Scout and Guide Group reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £16k (+6.4%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bishop's Own Scout and Guide Group sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Overdale Schools Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£16k), 1st Norton Scout Group (£16k) and Marlow District Guide Association (£16k).