1st Congleton Scout Group

Analysis

1st Congleton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Congleton Scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Congleton Scout Group sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% 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 The Lichfield Diocesan Trust (£16k), Village Hall (Hanchurch) (£16k) and All Saints and District Village Hall (£16k).