Essex County Scout Council

Analysis

Essex County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Essex County Scout Council reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £319k to £3.1m (+883%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Essex County Scout Council sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire North and East District of the Methodist Church (£3.1m), Cathedral International - Assembly of God (£3.1m) and Bristol Cathedral Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 31%, investments 1.4% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £800k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £200k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.