17th Sevenoaks (Westerham) Scout Group

Analysis

17th Sevenoaks (Westerham) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 17th Sevenoaks (Westerham) Scout Group reported income of £15k and spending of £17k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £25k to £15k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 17th Sevenoaks (Westerham) Scout Group sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hertfordshire Muslim Welfare Association (£15k), Burton-On-The-Wolds Village Hall (Known Locally As the Memorial Village Hall) (£15k) and Bridge Church Gornal (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.