5th Dartford Scout Group

Analysis

5th Dartford Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in May 1964, 62 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 2026, 5th Dartford Scout Group reported income of £48k and spending of £34k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £48k (+280%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 5th Dartford Scout Group sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bovey Tracey Youth Action (£48k), Friends of Ruskin Park (£48k) and Palestine Play Projects (£48k).