Scarborough District Scout Council

Analysis

Scarborough District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Scarborough District Scout Council reported income of £66k and spending of £51k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £103k to £66k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Scarborough District Scout Council sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust (£65k), The Murray Downland Trust (£66k) and The Wiltshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£65k).