1st Whitchurch Scout Group

Analysis

1st Whitchurch Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Whitchurch Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £27k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £21k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, 1st Whitchurch Scout Group sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fabs (Friends at Broadmayne School) (£21k), Cobweb PTFA (£21k) and The Friends of Gordonbrock (£21k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.