1st Lostock Hall St James Scout Group

Analysis

1st Lostock Hall St James Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in May 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, 1st Lostock Hall St James Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £23k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £40k to £23k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Lostock Hall St James Scout Group sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% 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 The Caterham Valley Parish Hall Company Limited (£23k), Bodhicharya UK (£23k) and Plum Lane Christian Mission (£23k).