The Friends of Crofton Oak Scout Group

Analysis

The Friends of Crofton Oak Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in March 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Crofton Oak Scout Group reported income of £36k and spending of £26k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25k to £36k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Friends of Crofton Oak Scout Group sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 15th Wakefield (Sandel Magna) Scout Group (£36k), Low Row and Feetham Literary Institute (£36k) and Lavant Memorial Hall (£36k).