Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay District Scout Council

Analysis

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

In the financial year ending March 2025, Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay District Scout Council reported income of £78k and spending of £70k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £78k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay District Scout Council sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minchenden Association Limited (£78k), Dmi Community Centre (£78k) and Dorchester Sailing Club (£78k).