1st Thornton-Cleveleys Scout Group

Analysis

1st Thornton-Cleveleys Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thornton Cleveleys. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Thornton-Cleveleys Scout Group reported income of £22k and spending of £29k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £25k to £22k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Thornton-Cleveleys Scout Group sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stafford Lions Club (CIO) (£22k), Friends of Grovelands School (F.r.o.g.s) (£22k) and Friends of All Saints School, Appley Bridge (£22k).