Buckinghamshire Scout Council

Analysis

Buckinghamshire Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Buckinghamshire Scout Council reported income of £722k and spending of £740k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £173k to £722k (+317%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Buckinghamshire Scout Council sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cirdan Sailing Trust (Incorporating the Faramir Trust) Limited (£719k), Sandbach United Football Club CIO (£724k) and Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre (£715k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 29% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £758k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.