42nd Leicester (Glenfield) Scout Group

Analysis

42nd Leicester (Glenfield) Scout Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, 42nd Leicester (Glenfield) Scout Group reported income of £87k and spending of £96k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £44k to £87k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, 42nd Leicester (Glenfield) Scout Group sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Busy Bees Pre-School (Bishops Sutton) (£87k), Little Jesters Pre-School (£87k) and Building Malawi (£87k).