Worthing District Scout Council

Analysis

Worthing District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worthing District Scout Council reported income of £79k and spending of £93k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £79k (+660%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 701%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Worthing District Scout Council sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% 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 British Holistic Healthcare Association (£78k), Sports Active Seagulls Community Trust (£79k) and Rotherham Cancer Care Centre (£78k).