Brenchley and Matfield Scout Group
Analysis
Brenchley and Matfield Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Brenchley and Matfield Scout Group reported income of £13k and spending of £19k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £15k to £13k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Brenchley and Matfield Scout Group sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maker with Rame Community Bus Service (£13k), Speed Works (£13k) and Friends of Bishop Monkton School (£13k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
This Group promote scouting in the Brenchley and Matfield area and follows the aims of the Scout Association, to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials as individuals responsible citizens and members of their local national and international communities
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Maker with Rame Community Bus Service | Cornwall | £13k |
| Speed Works | Loughborough | £13k |
| Friends of Bishop Monkton School | Harrogate | £13k |
| The Ritchie Charity Trust | Taunton | £13k |