Dorset County Scout Council

Analysis

Dorset County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wareham. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 March 2026, Dorset County Scout Council reported income of £143k and spending of £81k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £103k to £143k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dorset County Scout Council sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Leaves Pre-School (£143k), Timeout After School and Breakfast Club (£143k) and St Tudy Preschool (£143k).