The Norfolk County Scout Council

Analysis

The Norfolk County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Norfolk County Scout Council reported income of £328k and spending of £296k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £177k to £328k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Norfolk 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edgbarrow Trampoline Club (£328k), Brayford Trust Limited (£328k) and Potters Green Community Association (£328k).