West Herts District Scout Council

Analysis

West Herts District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West Herts District Scout Council reported income of £52k and spending of £56k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £50k to £52k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Herts District Scout Council sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maldon and East Essex District Scout Council (£52k), The Sillitoe Charitable Trust (£52k) and The Roland Philipps Fund for Scouts (£52k).