Gillingham District Scout Council

Analysis

Gillingham District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1970, 56 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gillingham District Scout Council reported income of £54k and spending of £36k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £54k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Gillingham District Scout Council sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cam and District Young People's Association (£54k), Bridgwater Unit 517 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£54k) and 4th Eling Sea Scouts (£54k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.