Coxheath Scout Group

Analysis

Coxheath Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, 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 March 2025, Coxheath Scout Group reported income of £45k and spending of £30k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £47k to £45k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Coxheath Scout Group sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ryde Inshore Rescue (£45k), Poolsbrook Social Welfare Scheme (£45k) and Lady Alice Memorial Recreation Ground and Village Hall (£45k).