Cardiff North District Scout Council
Analysis
Cardiff North District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cardiff North District Scout Council reported income of £110k and spending of £109k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £38k to £110k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Cardiff North District Scout Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gildersome Spurs Junior Football Club (£110k), Taunton Youth FC Community Trust (£110k) and The Oxfordshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£110k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING IS TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS, AS INDIVIDUALS, AS RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND AS MEMBERS OF THEIR LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gildersome Spurs Junior Football Club | Leeds | £110k |
| Taunton Youth FC Community Trust | Somerset | £110k |
| The Oxfordshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | Wantage | £110k |
| The Henfield Hall | Henfield | £110k |