The Roland Philipps Fund for Scouts

Analysis

The Roland Philipps Fund for Scouts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Roland Philipps Fund for Scouts reported income of £52k and spending of £52k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £52k (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Roland Philipps Fund for Scouts sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% 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 Friends of Newnham Infant and Nursery School Association (£52k), Maldon and East Essex District Scout Council (£52k) and The Cobden Centre (£52k).