1st Hornsea Scout Group

Analysis

1st Hornsea Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hornsea. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Hornsea Scout Group reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £15k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Hornsea Scout Group sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medbourne Educational Foundation (£15k), Fleckney Village Cricket Club (£15k) and Winfrith Newburgh Village Hall (£15k).

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.