Cheltenham District Scout Council

Analysis

Cheltenham District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cheltenham District Scout Council reported income of £48k and spending of £37k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £37k to £48k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cheltenham District Scout Council sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Sutton Coldfield(1st Wylde Green)scouts Group (£48k), Morden Little League Football (£48k) and Ammanford Sports Association (£48k).