3rd South West Cheshire (Wolverton) Scout Group

Analysis

3rd South West Cheshire (Wolverton) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crewe. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 3rd South West Cheshire (Wolverton) Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £13k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 3rd South West Cheshire (Wolverton) Scout Group sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps (£21k), 1st Middleton Cheney Scout Group (£21k) and Graham Hall Foundation (£21k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.