Surrey County Scout Council

Analysis

Surrey County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in September 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Surrey County Scout Council reported income of £993k and spending of £900k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £419k to £993k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Surrey County Scout Council sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Sos Africa (£992k), Friends of Downe Activity Centre (£993k) and Ajyal Foundation for Education (£992k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 4.2% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £982k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.