The Scarborough Municipal Charity

Analysis

The Scarborough Municipal Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Scarborough Municipal Charity reported income of £244k and spending of £133k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £196k to £244k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Scarborough Municipal Charity sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jubilee+ (£243k), Kings Church Uckfield (£244k) and The Holden Charitable Trust (£243k).