Redditch District Scout Council

Analysis

Redditch District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redditch. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Redditch District Scout Council reported income of £72k and spending of £32k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £41k to £72k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Redditch District Scout Council sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arden Theatre Group (£72k), Lewes U3a (£72k) and Mid Cheshire Musical Theatre Company (£72k).