Bewl Water Joint Scout and Guide Ad Hoc Committee
Analysis
Bewl Water Joint Scout and Guide Ad Hoc Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bewl Water Joint Scout and Guide Ad Hoc Committee reported income of £19k and spending of £18k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £19k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bewl Water Joint Scout and Guide Ad Hoc Committee sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Upminster Scout Group (£19k), Solent Powerchair Football Club (£19k) and Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton District Scout Council (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Committee exists to oversee water activity training for members of the Scout and Guide Associations in Kent, East Sussex and south-east London. We run sailing, canoeing, kayaking and windsurfing courses during the summer months at Bewl Reservoir. We also run a coastal sailing course at Whitstable and a white water kayaking course in Wales each year.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Upminster Scout Group | Essex | £19k |
| Solent Powerchair Football Club | Alton | £19k |
| Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton District Scout Council | Exmouth | £19k |
| Buckhorn Weston Village Hall | Gillingham | £19k |