1st Sevenoaks Scout Group

Analysis

1st Sevenoaks Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in November 1965, 61 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 1st Sevenoaks Scout Group reported income of £22k and spending of £26k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £25k to £22k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, 1st Sevenoaks Scout Group sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manton Village Hall (£22k), Colchester Museums Development Foundation (£22k) and W.i. Community Hall (£22k).

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.