1st Hertford Scout Group

Analysis

1st Hertford Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ware. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 1st Hertford Scout Group reported income of £66k and spending of £49k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £54k to £66k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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 Hertford Scout Group sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mansfield Harriers and Athletics Club (£66k), The W O Bentley Memorial Foundation (£66k) and Honor Oak Community Association (£66k).