Hertfordshire County Scout Council

Analysis

Hertfordshire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Hertfordshire County Scout Council reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £589k to £2.2m (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hertfordshire County Scout Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (£2.2m), Holland House School (£2.2m) and Freeva (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and donations and legacies 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £124k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £489k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.