Cambridge District Scout Council

Analysis

Cambridge District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cambridge District Scout Council reported income of £62k and spending of £59k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £62k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cambridge District Scout Council sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staples Road Schools Parents' Association (£62k), Welton Village Memorial Hall (£62k) and Winlaton Community Football Club (£62k).