Southend West District Scout Council

Analysis

Southend West District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Southend West District Scout Council reported income of £25k and spending of £16k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £23k to £25k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 384%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southend West District Scout Council sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King Athelstan Primary School Parent Carer School Association (£25k), Nurture a Child (£25k) and 1st Horsley and Kilburn Scout Group (£25k).