Grantham and District Scout Council

Analysis

Grantham and District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grantham and District Scout Council reported income of £42k and spending of £36k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £42k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Grantham and District Scout Council sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gregson Green (£42k), 1st Davenport-Mile End Scout Group (£42k) and 1st Coventry (Allesley Village) Scout Group (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.