5th Northfleet Scout Group

Analysis

5th Northfleet Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 5th Northfleet Scout Group reported income of £26k and spending of £26k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £26k (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, 5th Northfleet Scout Group sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mill Community Hub, Cottingham and Middleton (£26k), Sheffield Barbershop Harmony Club (£26k) and Denbigh Museum/Amgueddfa Dinbych (£26k).