26th South West Cheshire Scout Group

Analysis

26th South West Cheshire Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nantwich. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 26th South West Cheshire Scout Group reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £17k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 26th South West Cheshire Scout Group sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% 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 Cassop Community Centre (£17k), Blacon Youth Football Club (£17k) and 1st Whitwell (Open) Scout and Guide Group (£17k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.