Worthgate, Canterbury Scout Group

Analysis

Worthgate, Canterbury Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, 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 March 2026, Worthgate, Canterbury Scout Group reported income of £23k and spending of £19k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £26k to £23k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Worthgate, Canterbury Scout Group 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 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charitable Fund of the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory (£23k), Friends of Ashtead Youth Club (£23k) and Princetown Community Centre (£23k).