1st Halesowen Scout Group

Analysis

1st Halesowen Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Halesowen Scout Group reported income of £74k and spending of £62k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £74k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 1st Halesowen Scout Group sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridgeshire Rowing Association (£74k), Shirley and District Unit No 481 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£74k) and Newborough Village Hall (£74k).