Brecknock Area Scout Council

Analysis

Brecknock Area Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Powys. It was registered in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Brecknock Area Scout Council reported income of £31k and spending of £37k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £31k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 180% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Brecknock Area Scout Council sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorney Village Hall (£31k), Bancroft Meeting Place (£31k) and Upton and North Elmsall Community Forum (£31k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.