Greater London Middlesex West County Scout Council

Analysis

Greater London Middlesex West County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pinner. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Greater London Middlesex West County Scout Council reported income of £1.0m and spending of £997k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £762k to £1.0m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Middlesex West County Scout Council sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wycombe District Swimming Club (£1.0m), Dame Kelly Holmes Trust (£1.0m) and Huntingdon Gymnastics Club Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 6.4% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £225k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.