Eastbourne District Scout Council

Analysis

Eastbourne District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Eastbourne District Scout Council reported income of £367k and spending of £355k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £245k to £367k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastbourne District Scout Council sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zero Carbon Guildford (£363k), The Sustainable Shipping Initiative Limited (£370k) and Alpine Garden Society (£362k).