4th Barnehurst (St Martin's) Scout Group

Analysis

4th Barnehurst (St Martin's) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dartford. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, 4th Barnehurst (St Martin's) Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £36k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £17k to £23k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 4th Barnehurst (St Martin's) Scout Group sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grand Union Development Trust (£23k), Tamworth & Lichfield Sea Cadets (£23k) and Bromsgrove and District Young Farmers Club (£23k).

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.