{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe UK Scouts membership fee is calculated based on the number of Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. Please note that there are different arrangements in place to set fees in the Nations, and as such, the Nations\u0027 Boards are responsible for setting the fees in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdult volunteers and Network members do not pay a UK Scouts membership fee. This means that:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eno matter how big or small their time commitment, removing the adult UK Scouts membership fee increases the incentives for more people to volunteer\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eno adult member should have to personally pay for volunteer membership\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eall volunteers can now be encouraged into membership roles to benefit from access to learning, insurance, awards and direct communications\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Elocal administration is eased by removing discussion around who pays for an adult volunteer if they hold multiple roles, particularly if a member is between 18-25 and is a member of Scout Network and an adult volunteer.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Elocal Scouting can now manage their membership fees in the same way across the UK. Research shows 86% of Scout adult volunteers already have their membership fee paid by local Scouting via young people\u2019s subscriptions or fundraising\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"View a detailed breakdown of how the UK Scouts membership fee supports you","buttonLink":{"name":"How fees are spent","id":null,"url":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/finances-and-insurance/uk-scouts-membership-fee/how-fees-are-spent/","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"0061ce","label":"0061ce"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EThe membership fee process\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe census of all adult and youth members takes place in January using the same online system that has been used for over a decade. The fees payable will be calculated on only the number of young people in each Scout County/Area/Region (Scotland).\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EThe 2027-28 UK Scouts membership fee for all members under 18 will be \u00A345.00 (\u00A344.50 for prompt payment by 23 April 2027).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECounties/Areas/Regions can continue to choose the best method to fund payment of the UK Scouts membership fee and how to collect this from their Districts. In turn, Districts can continue to choose the best method to fund payments to County/Area/Regions (which will also cover the UK Scouts membership fee) and how these are collected from their Groups. Existing processes can continue for young people to pay a weekly/termly/annual subscription.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EAbout the UK Scouts membership fee\u0026nbsp;\u003C/h3\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe UK Scouts membership fee is paid annually to the UK Scouts to contribute to the costs of supporting Scouting UK-wide. All members have paid an annual fee to UK Scouts every year since 1964.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Why a membership fee paid is to UK Scouts"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ECounty/Area/Region Counties/Areas/Regions (Scotland)/ Districts/Groups will continue to make decisions on how they want to collect and pay their membership fees. Most youth members make donations to their Scout Groups and Districts to attend Scouting activities and events and the amount is calculated from the cost of running Scouting locally, inclusive of the UK Scouts membership fee for the adults involved. Many will not require a change to their membership fee process if they already operate in this way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn some areas, local Scouting operates a strong fundraising programme to help raise money to cover the costs of running Scouting and all membership fees in order to charge their young people as little as possible. This will continue to be an option.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn some areas there may still be adult volunteers who will continue to make a donation to their local Groups or District. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGift Aid, ensures that for every \u00A31 you receive, you can claim an extra 25p from HMRC. This includes any donations received in the last four years and any future donations received, helping donations to go further.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/support-scouts/gift-aid/\u0022 title=\u0022Gift Aid\u0022\u003EFurther guidance\u003Cspan\u003E around Gift Aid is available online\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/\u0022 title=\u0022Grants and funds for your local group\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe also have guidance on grants and funds for your local group\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"How we raise funds to cover costs of the UK Scouts membership fee"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/running-things-locally/finances-and-insurance/uk-headquarters-membership-fee/support-for-you/\u0022 title=\u0022Support for you\u0022\u003EView a detailed breakdown of what the HQ Scouts fee pays for\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease note that the National offices in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Islands receive or retain a proportion of the UK Scouts membership fee so they can deliver specific services to members in those Countries. Some guidance and development support is best delivered by the Country Headquarters (e.g. where local knowledge is required or where guidance is affected by the differences in law between the Countries).\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What the UK Scouts membership fee pays for"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAll fees are paid by local Scouting managers to UK Scouts by 23 April every year. The fees may be collected from the individual members locally at different times throughout the year to break up payments and meet local deadlines for payment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What leaders can do to welcome new members, and help others move on"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe majority of the Scouts\u2019 income comes from the membership fee. The other sources of funds required to meet the costs of the national headquarters of the charity come from fundraising activities such as donations and legacies and all the profits generated by Scout Store, Scout Adventures and Scout insurance providers Unity by selling their products and services.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Trustees of The Scout Association have been working to a strategy for the last 10 years to reduce the reliance on membership fees while still being able to increase services for members by diversifying the sources of income.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What percentage of membership fee is used to fund UK Scouts"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/our-impacts-and-reports/\u0022 title=\u0022Our impacts and reports\u0022\u003ECheck out our latest annual report to find out more details\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Find out more detail on the figures and spend of the Scouts"}]}]},{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"Read the fundraising guidance","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you are a Group, District or County/Area/Region that needs to increase your income take a look at the guidance on local fundraising.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"Grants and funds for your local group","id":null,"url":"/volunteers/running-things-locally/grants-and-funds-for-your-local-group/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#0061ce","title":"Fundraising","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"Learn more about the UK Scouts membership fee.","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"","versionDate":"15 July 2023","reviewDate":"22/10/2020","redirectUrl":"","id":47250,"nodeName":"UK Scouts membership fee","title":"UK Scouts membership fee","type":"contentPage","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"UK Scouts membership fee","headerSubTitle":"","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"0061ce","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[]},"subHeader":"Learn more about the UK Scouts membership fee.","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80NzI1MCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/finances-and-insurance/uk-scouts-membership-fee/"}