Longfield and Hartley Scout Group
Analysis
Longfield and Hartley Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Longfield. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Longfield and Hartley Scout Group reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £13k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Longfield and Hartley Scout Group sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Ash RFC Singers (£13k), Dursley Church of England Primary School Association (£13k) and Cor Dathlu Cwmtawe Male Choir (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity is a Scout Group within the Scout Association whose aims and activities are designed to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens, and as members of their local, national, and international communities, based on the Scout Promise and Law and guided by adult leadership.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ash RFC Singers | Mid Glamorgan | £13k |
| Dursley Church of England Primary School Association | Gloucestershire | £13k |
| Cor Dathlu Cwmtawe Male Choir | Swansea | £13k |
| Royal Oakley Silver Band | Gwynedd | £13k |