Wateringbury Scout Group

Analysis

Wateringbury Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wateringbury Scout Group reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £20k to £14k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wateringbury 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 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James's Church of England Primary School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (£14k), Friends of Loughton Manor First School (£14k) and Harbertonford CE Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£14k).