Devon County Scout Council

Analysis

Devon County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Devon County Scout Council reported income of £251k and spending of £195k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £134k to £251k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Devon County Scout Council sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 All Saints Sports Educational and Recreational Company Limited (£250k), North Hinksey Preschool & Childcare Clubs (£251k) and Community Little Hulton (£250k).