Support for you
How your membership fees are spent
Your membership fees help Headquarters give our volunteers a wide range of support.
We're committed to making sure you have what you need to support young people, week in, week out. From reassuring safeguarding advice and insurance, through to support with growing Scouts, our services include:
Youth programme and activities
- Programme support
Development of Scouting
- Regional growth and development support
- Support for the recruitment and retention of volunteers
- Development grants
Adult support and training
- Volunteer training
- Induction and direct support to volunteer line managers
- Safeguarding advice and support
- Scout Support Centre
- 24/7 critical incident support
Support and services to the Scouts Movement
- Disclosure checking service
- Insurance for all members
- Legal services
- National media profile supporting volunteer recruitment and inclusive growth
- Member communications and brand centre
- Archive and heritage service
Membership fees account for 60% of the net income into UK Headquarters. We work hard to generate further income from fundraising, corporate partnerships, Scout Store, Scout Adventures and our Scout insurance provider, Unity, to help keep membership fees down.
You, our volunteers, are our most precious resource. Thanks for everything you do.