West Mercia Scout County

Analysis

West Mercia Scout County is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West Mercia Scout County reported income of £125k and spending of £130k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £45k to £125k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 233%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, West Mercia Scout County sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hearing Help UK (£125k), Medevac Frontline (£125k) and Headlines Craniofacial Support (£125k).