Leicestershire County Scout Council

Analysis

Leicestershire County Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Leicestershire County Scout Council reported income of £575k and spending of £512k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £214k to £575k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Leicestershire County Scout Council sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Grove Community Nursery Lambeth (£572k), Children Heard and Seen (£579k) and Aj Bell Futures Foundation (£570k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 6.2%, trading 4.9% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.