The Don Broome Scout Trust
Analysis
The Don Broome Scout Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Don Broome Scout Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £29k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £21k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Don Broome Scout Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% 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 Aylsham & District U3a (£21k), The Friends of the Blue Association Trust (£21k) and Friends of Muscliff Primary School (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND SPRITUAL POTENTIALS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SCOUT GROUPS, DISTRICTS AND COUNTY PRIMARILY WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF WANDSWORTH, LAMBETH, SOUTHWARK, LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Aylsham & District U3a | Norfolk | £21k |
| The Friends of the Blue Association Trust | Wells | £21k |
| Friends of Muscliff Primary School | Bournemouth | £21k |
| Dent Grammar School Educational Foundation | Cumbria | £21k |