Barking and Dagenham District Scouts

Analysis

Barking and Dagenham District Scouts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barking and Dagenham District Scouts reported income of £41k and spending of £45k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £51k to £41k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 467%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Barking and Dagenham District Scouts sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wentworth Association (£41k), Little Ladybirds @bro Famau and After School Club (£41k) and House of Mercy Community Engagement & Empowerment Service (£41k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.