Christchurch District Scout Council

Analysis

Christchurch District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Christchurch District Scout Council reported income of £185k and spending of £226k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £84k to £185k (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Christchurch District Scout Council sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrew's Pre School (£185k), The Woodley Pre-School (Reading) (£185k) and The Univ. Old Members' Trust (£185k).