Bedfordshire County Scout Council

Analysis

Bedfordshire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bedfordshire County Scout Council reported income of £210k and spending of £232k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £147k to £210k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bedfordshire County Scout Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highmore Hedgehogs Nursery Limited (£210k), Bright Sparks Kindergarten Ltd (£210k) and Boston High School Fund (£210k).

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.