Gloucestershire County Scout Council

Analysis

Gloucestershire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, 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 2025, Gloucestershire County Scout Council reported income of £522k and spending of £553k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £160k to £522k (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Gloucestershire County Scout Council sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adel War Memorial Association (£521k), Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club (£524k) and Launceston Leisure Centre Limited (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £749k would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.