East Surrey District Scout Council

Analysis

East Surrey District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides other finance, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Surrey District Scout Council reported income of £23k and spending of £38k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £23k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, East Surrey District Scout Council sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 12th Eastleigh Scout Group (£23k), Leeds Templars District Scout Council (£23k) and The Newton Poppleford Playing Field Foundation (£23k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.