1st Birchington Air Scout Group

Analysis

1st Birchington Air Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birchington. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 1st Birchington Air Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £27k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £23k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 760%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, 1st Birchington Air Scout Group sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Issey Village Hall (£23k), Video Bible Talks (£23k) and Living Praise Chapel (£23k).

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.