Ely District Scout Council

Analysis

Ely District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ely District Scout Council reported income of £132k and spending of £123k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,781 to £132k (+2176%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 508%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ely District Scout Council sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hatfield Peverel Football Club (£131k), Maidenhead Cycle Hub (£132k) and Nature Warriors (£131k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.