Spen Valley District Scout Council

Analysis

Spen Valley District Scout Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleckheaton. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spen Valley District Scout Council reported income of £66k and spending of £87k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £66k (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 472%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Spen Valley 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Days Childcare (£66k), Neyland Playgroup and Toddler Club (£67k) and Robert Brown School Trust (£66k).

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