5th Whitley Bay (St George's) Scout Group

Analysis

5th Whitley Bay (St George's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, 5th Whitley Bay (St George's) Scout Group reported income of £38k and spending of £22k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £27k to £38k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 5th Whitley Bay (St George's) Scout Group sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peopleton Village Recreation Trust (£38k), East Oakley Village Hall (£38k) and North Weald Village Hall (£38k).