1st Borough Green Scout Group

Analysis

1st Borough Green Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Borough Green Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £24k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £27k to £21k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 1st Borough Green Scout Group sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al- Rahmat International Trust, Arit, the Mercy International Trust (£21k), The Restoration of Many (Trom) (£21k) and The Holme Valley Transport Scheme (£21k).

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.