Southern Norwich District Scout Council

Analysis

Southern Norwich District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Southern Norwich District Scout Council reported income of £77k and spending of £88k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £41k to £77k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Southern Norwich District Scout Council sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chalfont Saints Activity Group (£76k), Oldham Borough District Scout Council (£77k) and Village Hall (Great Wilbraham and Little Wilbraham) (£76k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.