Gloucester District Scout Council

Analysis

Gloucester District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gloucester District Scout Council reported income of £150k and spending of £124k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £150k (+330%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gloucester District Scout Council sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bevan Lodge Community Pre School CIO (£150k), Southside Young Leaders Academy (£150k) and Bream Early Learners (£150k).