1st Burnmoor Scout Group

Analysis

1st Burnmoor Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in July 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Burnmoor Scout Group reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £72k to £1.2m (+1634%), an average of +104% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 2115%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Burnmoor Scout Group sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tadcaster Swimming Pool Trust (£1.2m), Richmond Gymnastics Association (£1.3m) and Norton Sports Charity (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.5%. Charitable activities took 0.4% of spending and raising funds 1.7%.