Cotswold Edge District Scout Council

Analysis

Cotswold Edge District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cotswold Edge District Scout Council reported income of £112k and spending of £124k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £114k to £112k (-1.9%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cotswold Edge District Scout Council sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Montpelier Collegiate Trust (£112k), Loddon District Scout Council (£112k) and Pebbles Pre-School (£112k).

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.