Bradford South District Scout Council

Analysis

Bradford South District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bradford South District Scout Council reported income of £93k and spending of £73k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £65k to £93k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bradford South District Scout Council sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chess Valley University of the Third Age (£93k), Swillington Miners' Welfare Institute and Recreation Ground (£93k) and Hucclecote Community Association CIO (£93k).