Caterham District Scout Council

Analysis

Caterham District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Caterham. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Caterham District Scout Council reported income of £23k and spending of £14k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15k to £23k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 307%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Caterham District Scout Council sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Flitch Green Academy (£23k), 68th Doncaster (Hatfield) Scout Group (£23k) and The British Thyroid Association (£23k).