Central Gosforth Scout Group

Analysis

Central Gosforth Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Central Gosforth Scout Group reported income of £19k and spending of £16k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,104 to £19k (+513%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Central Gosforth Scout Group sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Gordon (£19k), Lindow Parent Teacher Association (£19k) and Barton Le Clay Educational Trust (£19k).