Bearsted Scout Group

Analysis

Bearsted Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bearsted Scout Group reported income of £32k and spending of £34k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £30k to £32k (+7.2%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bearsted Scout Group sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albert Academy Alumni Association (£32k), Timatside Ltd (£32k) and Friends of the Raleigh (Surrey) (£32k).

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.