Greater London, South West County Scout Council

Analysis

Greater London, South West County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester Park. It was registered in December 1965, 61 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Greater London, South West County Scout Council reported income of £202k and spending of £149k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £34k to £202k (+498%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 595%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Greater London, South West County Scout Council sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lostwithiel Community Association (£202k), St Mary's College Sports Development Company (£203k) and The Space @ Field Lane Group (£202k).