Wolverhampton Scouts

Analysis

Wolverhampton Scouts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, 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 2026, Wolverhampton Scouts reported income of £43k and spending of £21k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £76k to £43k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wolverhampton Scouts sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Staynor Hall Community Centre (£43k), Olton and District University of the Third Age (U3a) (£43k) and 1st Cowbridge Scout Group (£43k).