Redbridge District Scout Council

Analysis

Redbridge District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Redbridge District Scout Council reported income of £78k and spending of £81k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £270k to £78k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Redbridge 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 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Wherry Trust (£78k), Hungerford Youth and Community Centre (£78k) and Holyport Community Trust (£78k).