East Dorset District Scout Council

Analysis

East Dorset District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Dorset District Scout Council reported income of £60k and spending of £59k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £48k to £60k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, East Dorset District Scout Council sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridgemary Rowner and Woodcot Community Association (£60k), Sunshine Under Fives Playgroup (£60k) and St Mary and St Peter's Community Project (£60k).