Shire Oak (Leeds) District Scout Council

Analysis

Shire Oak (Leeds) District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shire Oak (Leeds) District Scout Council reported income of £46k and spending of £8,953, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £46k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Shire Oak (Leeds) District Scout Council sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birtley Town Community Bowling Club (£46k), Rakegate Junior School Fund (£46k) and Devizes Canoe Club (£46k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.