5th St Helens (Rainhill) Open Scout Group

Analysis

5th St Helens (Rainhill) Open Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 5th St Helens (Rainhill) Open Scout Group reported income of £26k and spending of £41k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £32k to £26k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 5th St Helens (Rainhill) Open 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 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 33rd Lancaster Scout Group (£26k), The Priory School PTA (£26k) and Coates Educational Foundation (£26k).