3rd Wingerworth Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Wingerworth Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesterfield. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 3rd Wingerworth Scout Group reported income of £28k and spending of £19k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £28k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Wingerworth Scout Group sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paulton Village Hall (£28k), 1st Bovingdon Scouts (£28k) and Higgs and Cooper's Educational Charity (£28k).