The 15th Sevenoaks (Otford) Scout Group

Analysis

The 15th Sevenoaks (Otford) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The 15th Sevenoaks (Otford) Scout Group reported income of £30k and spending of £29k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £30k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The 15th Sevenoaks (Otford) Scout Group sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norton Lindsey Village Hall & Playing Fields CIO (£30k), 103rd Derby Scout Group (£30k) and 1st Wilton Boy Scout Group (£30k).