1st Sandstone Scout Group

Analysis

1st Sandstone Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2026, 1st Sandstone Scout Group reported income of £80k and spending of £77k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £14k to £80k (+468%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Sandstone Scout Group sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glaisdale Playgroup (£80k), Cherry Tree Playgroup (Rawtenstall) (£80k) and Cylch Meithrin Pont Y Gof (£80k).