1st Barry Sea Scout Group

Analysis

1st Barry Sea Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Glamorgan. It was registered in February 1964, 62 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Barry Sea Scout Group reported income of £44k and spending of £51k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £44k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Barry Sea Scout Group sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Hallam District Scout Council (£44k), Pennine Sailing Club (£44k) and The Assembly Rooms Trust, Dedham (£44k).