South Leicestershire District Scout Council

Analysis

South Leicestershire District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, South Leicestershire District Scout Council reported income of £81k and spending of £70k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £47k to £81k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, South Leicestershire District Scout Council sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oliver Ford Foundation (£81k), Beehive Preschool (£82k) and The Worshipful Company of World Traders Charitable Trust (£80k).