1st Forton Scout Group

Analysis

1st Forton Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in June 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Forton Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £14k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st Forton Scout Group sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llysfaen School Parents Teachers and Friends Association (£14k), The Tinsley Area Trust Fund (£14k) and Selsey and District Lions Club (CIO) (£14k).