2nd Bishop Auckland Scout Group

Analysis

2nd Bishop Auckland Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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 March 2025, 2nd Bishop Auckland Scout Group reported income of £17k and spending of £21k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £29k to £17k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. 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, 2nd Bishop Auckland 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 West Hoathly Village Hall (£17k), 5th Stevenage Air Scout Group (£17k) and 38th South West Cheshire Scout Group (Nantwich Parish Church) (£17k).