{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Scout Association Trust Corporation (SATC) acts as a custodian trustee holding property on behalf of UK Scout Units (Groups, Districts and Counties). It is a separate charitable company to the Scout Association and has its own Board of Trustees.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA custodian trustee is a special type of trustee company that acts as a bare trustee and agent for local managing trustees of Scout Units. This arrangement is used instead of local managing trustees holding property themselves on behalf of Scout Units. When using a custodian trustee, no action can be taken without the local trustee\u2019s express instructions.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC charges fees for all services as outlined in the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/l12l1jtp/fee-schedule-valid-from-1-september-2025.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Fee Schedule Valid From 1 September 2025\u0022\u003EFee Schedule\u003C/a\u003E. This is to cover the legal and administrative work the SATC completes for each matter. Before contacting the SATC to progress your matter please review the relevant section and the fee that applies to your matter type.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC is supported by the Scout Association Legal Team. The Legal Team have professional obligations as in-house solicitors for the Scout Association and their role representing the SATC. Because of this, the Legal Team \u003Cstrong\u003Ecannot\u003C/strong\u003E provide legal advice or represent any Scout Unit in their legal matters. While they can offer general guidance to Scout Units where appropriate, all Scout Units involved in legal matters including those with the SATC are strongly encouraged to (or in some cases required to) seek legal advice or representation from a local solicitor.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EBenefits of using the SATC\u003C/h3\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":true,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EEach Scout Unit is their own separate charity. They are classed as an unincorporated charitable association. Some are registered with the Charity Commission if they meet the criteria.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDue to a Scout Unit being a charity, but not a corporate entity, it is unable to hold legal title to land. Instead, it can nominate or appoint trustees to hold legal title on the Scout Unit\u2019s behalf. Under POR these can be locally appointed holding trustees or SATC.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Legal compliance"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIf local trustees hold legal title to land or are the listed tenant on behalf of a Scout Unit, then they will be required to sign formal property documents and may have their names recorded on the land register or lease. Documents and registers may need to be updated whenever a trustee changes. If the SATC holds the land or a lease on behalf of a Scout Unit then these updates should not be required which helps to reduce costs and administration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Ease of administration"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen the SATC acts on behalf of Scout Units, it can securely store all important physical deeds and documents (such as title deeds or conveyances) in a secure facility located at the Scout Association headquarters. This reduces the risk of documents from being lost.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScout Units do not currently pay ongoing storage fees for this service; they only pay a fee for the initial appointment or other matters listed on the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/l12l1jtp/fee-schedule-valid-from-1-september-2025.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Fee Schedule\u0022\u003EFee Schedule\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Document security"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EScout Units may need to close or relocate. If the SATC holds land or a lease and a Scout Unit closes, then the property will usually transfer up the chain of management on a Scout Unit\u2019s closure (Group, District, County, then the Scout Association). If the SATC holds land or a lease and a Scout Unit relocates, then it is easier to transfer a Scout hut or site to another Scout Unit by transferring the \u0027beneficial interest\u0027 (see further details at \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/running-things-locally/legal-services/scout-association-trust-corporation/closing-merging-moving-or-changing-a-scout-unit/#\u0022 title=\u0022Closing, merging, moving or changing a Scout Unit\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#\u0022\u003EClosing, merging, moving or changing a Scout Unit\u003C/a\u003E).\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Closing or moving"}]},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EHistory of the SATC\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC was created in 1935 as a company limited by guarantee and authorised to hold title to land on behalf of the Scout Association\u2019s Scout Units.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC was created by the Scout Association to assist with charity law compliance and administration for local Scout Units\u2019 property ownership. Despite the SATC being supported by the Scout Association, it is not owned by the Scout Association and has its own separate Board of Trustees.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC\u2019s name changed from the \u0027The Boy Scouts Association Trust Corporation\u0027 to the \u0027The Scout Association Trust Corporation\u0027 on 17 August 1967.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SATC holds title to freehold and leasehold interests in land as Custodian Trustee on behalf of Scout Units, which means that it has an important but also limited role as it cannot, by law, have any responsibility for the managing the Scout Unit or it\u0027s land. 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