Girlguiding Kent West

Analysis

Girlguiding Kent West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Girlguiding Kent West reported income of £29k and spending of £32k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,882 to £29k (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Girlguiding Kent West sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% 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 1st Thame Scouts (£29k), 1st West Byfleet Scout Group (£29k) and The Queen Elizabeth Academy Charity (£29k).