1st Oswaldtwistle St Pauls Scout Group

Analysis

1st Oswaldtwistle St Pauls Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Oswaldtwistle St Pauls Scout Group reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,205 to £26k (+317%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 1st Oswaldtwistle St Pauls Scout Group sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Moulsham Junior School (£26k), 1st Wing Scout Group (£26k) and Friends of Floreat Montague Park (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.