5th Neath Scout Group

Analysis

5th Neath Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bryncoch. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2024, 5th Neath Scout Group reported income of £18k and spending of £20k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £21k to £18k (-14%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 5th Neath Scout Group sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mendelssohn Scholarship Foundation (Including the Boise Scholarship Foundation) (£18k), Teremok - Nottingham Russian School (£18k) and Sing Out Sutton (£18k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.