Adlington Scout Group

Analysis

Adlington Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Adlington Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £28k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £21k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Adlington Scout Group sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Listening and Counselling Centre (£21k), Ashbeian Musical Theatre Group (£21k) and Umeed Welfare Society (Malakmala) (£21k).