Malling District Scout Council

Analysis

Malling District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Malling District Scout Council reported income of £158k and spending of £160k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £171k to £158k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Malling District Scout Council sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shefford Saints Football Club (Juniors) (£158k), Fitzroy Lodge Abc (£158k) and Dartington Recreation Association (£158k).