Northumberland County Scout Council

Analysis

Northumberland County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Tyneside. It was registered in May 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northumberland County Scout Council reported income of £146k and spending of £138k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £113k to £146k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 485%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northumberland County Scout Council sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Lukes Pre-School (Rochester) (£146k), St Michaels Pre-School (£146k) and Hartwell Playgroup (£146k).