105th Sheffield (High Green) Scout Group

Analysis

105th Sheffield (High Green) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 105th Sheffield (High Green) Scout Group reported income of £557k and spending of £38k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £557k (+1623%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1239%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 105th Sheffield (High Green) Scout Group sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pioneer Sailing Trust (£553k), Sunshine House Wigan (£564k) and Shaftesbury Youth Club (£552k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.5% and trading 2.5%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £38k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate.