Northamptonshire County Scout Council

Analysis

Northamptonshire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in July 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northamptonshire County Scout Council reported income of £267k and spending of £211k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £131k to £267k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Northamptonshire County Scout Council sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hurworth Grange CIO (£267k), Gowerton Rugby Football Club Limited (£267k) and Wirral Club Limited (£266k).