17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group

Analysis

17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buxton. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £21k to £11k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 17th Buxton (St Peter's Fairfield) Scout Group sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wycliffe Choral Society (£11k), The Lea Village Hall (£11k) and The Thoresby Colliery Band (£11k).

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.