Grafton District Scout Council

Analysis

Grafton District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Grafton District Scout Council reported income of £52k and spending of £49k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £78k to £52k (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Grafton District Scout Council sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edale Village Hall and Playing Field (£52k), Chaldon Community Trust (£52k) and Wrenthorpe Community Association Limited (£52k).