Ist Groombridge Scout Group

Analysis

Ist Groombridge Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in November 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ist Groombridge Scout Group reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £12k to £25k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ist Groombridge Scout Group sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farnborough Village Hall (£25k), Eaton Village Hall (£25k) and Darley Memorial Hall CIO (£25k).