Horsham District Scout Council
Analysis
Horsham District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Horsham District Scout Council reported income of £41k and spending of £88k, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £41k (+78%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Horsham District Scout Council sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flower Arranging and Design Sussex (£41k), The Fairhaven Singers (£41k) and Northamptonshire Choral Foundation Limited (£41k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are an organisation geared to helping children of all ethnic and cultral background in the way of supporting one another and living together -through camping, authorised activities and projects run by the Scout Organisation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Flower Arranging and Design Sussex | West Sussex | £41k |
| The Fairhaven Singers | Cambridge | £41k |
| Northamptonshire Choral Foundation Limited | Buckinghamshire | £41k |
| East London Brass | London | £41k |