1st Knaresborough (Castle) Scout Group

Analysis

1st Knaresborough (Castle) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Knaresborough (Castle) Scout Group reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £16k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Knaresborough (Castle) Scout Group sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weedon Sports Association (£16k), Cwmann Village Committee (£16k) and Handcycling Association of the United Kingdom (£16k).