8th Flixton (St Johns) Scout Group

Analysis

8th Flixton (St Johns) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 8th Flixton (St Johns) Scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,740 to £16k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 8th Flixton (St Johns) Scout Group sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Upper Canada College Foundation in the United Kingdom (£16k), The William Gibbs Trust (£16k) and Weald Community Primary School PTA (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.