1st Ledbury Scout Group
Analysis
1st Ledbury Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Ledbury Scout Group reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £66k to £24k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Ledbury Scout Group sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Netley Abbey and Butlocks Heath Educational Trust (£24k), Chasewell Community Association (£24k) and Sutton in Ashfield Welcome Institute (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Netley Abbey and Butlocks Heath Educational Trust | Southampton | £24k |
| Chasewell Community Association | Oxon | £24k |
| Sutton in Ashfield Welcome Institute | Nottinghamshire | £24k |
| 43rd Saxlingham Nethergate Scout Group | Saxlingham Nethergate | £24k |