Wyre Forest Scout Council

Analysis

Wyre Forest Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kidderminster. It was registered in October 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wyre Forest Scout Council reported income of £35k and spending of £37k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £35k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wyre Forest Scout Council sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bromley Sea Cadets (£35k), The Saint Michael's and Exeter Schools Charity (£35k) and St George's (Hanworth) Youth Club (£35k).