1st Groombridge Brownies

Analysis

1st Groombridge Brownies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and animals, 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 2025, 1st Groombridge Brownies reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,698 to £12k (+607%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1211%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, 1st Groombridge Brownies sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sellack Village Hall (£12k), Upton Pyne Village Hall (£12k) and The Bromsgrove Arts Development Trust (£12k).