3rd Orpington Scout Group

Analysis

3rd Orpington Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 3rd Orpington Scout Group reported income of £21k and spending of £18k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £21k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, 3rd Orpington Scout Group sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% 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 Poverty Relief (£21k), Ryhall Village Hall (£21k) and Bsap Trust (£21k).