1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group reported income of £97k and spending of £77k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £97k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, 1st Ashton (Lord Gerard's Own) Scout Group sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bury St Edmunds Society CIO (£96k), Leicester Transport Heritage Trust Limited (£97k) and The Warehouse Trust (£95k).