Croydon District Scout Council

Analysis

Croydon District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Croydon District Scout Council reported income of £161k and spending of £166k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £84k to £161k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Croydon District Scout Council sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parmiter's School Foundation (£160k), Team Bath Athletic Club (£161k) and Cae Glas Charity (£160k).