Berkshire County Scout Council

Analysis

Berkshire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Berkshire County Scout Council reported income of £214k and spending of £178k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £188k to £214k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Berkshire County 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Bedfordshire (£213k), Middleton Cheney Pre-School Limited (£214k) and The Kerrison Trust (£213k).