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Description

Scouting actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Also known as

  • 10th Devonport Cub Scouts
  • 10th East Belfast Scout Group
  • 11th Abingdon (All Saints) Scout Group
  • 11th Chelmsford (St Lukes) Scout group
  • 11th Keighley (Cullingworth) Scout Group
  • 12th Atherton Scouts
  • 14th Itchen South Scout Group
  • 16th Edgware Scout Group
  • 17th Stourbridge Scout Group
  • 183rd Sheffield Hillsborough Trinity Scout Group
  • ...and 133 other names
  • 18th Truro Scout Group
  • 191st Bristol Scout Group
  • 19th Swindon Scout Group
  • 1st & 3rd New Barnet Scout Group
  • 1st Aberporth And Parcllyn Air Scout Group
  • 1st Arrochar Scout Group
  • 1st Ashley Air Scouts Group
  • 1st Ashley Air Scouts Group (65)
  • 1st Bassaleg Scout Group
  • 1st Bowerhill Scout Group
  • 1st Braughing Scout Group
  • 1st Brechin Scout Group (9th Angus Scout Group)
  • 1st Bridlington Scout Group - The Scout Association
  • 1st Chirk Scout Group
  • 1st Cowbridge Scout Group
  • 1st Cringleford Scout Group (38th Norwich)
  • 1st Crudwell Cub Scout Group
  • 1st Earsham Scout Group
  • 1st Earsham Scout group
  • 1st Falfield Scout Group
  • 1st Fleetwood Scout Group
  • 1st Fordham Scout Group
  • 1st Fordham Scouts
  • 1st Formby Scout Group
  • 1st Gilfach Goch Scout Group
  • 1st Goldsithney Scout Group
  • 1st Histon Scout Group
  • 1st Huthwaite Scout Group
  • 1st Irthlingborough Scout Group
  • 1st Lavenham Scout Group
  • 1st Leeming Scout Group
  • 1st Little Gaddesden Scout Group
  • 1st Long Stratton Scout Group
  • 1st Moretonhampstead Scout Group
  • 1st Newton Scout Group
  • 1st St John's Scout Group
  • 1st Taunton (Wilton) Scout Group
  • 1st Taunton Wilton Scout Group
  • 1st Thaxted -Carver Scout Group
  • 1st Waltham Scout Group
  • 1st Washingborough (11th Lincoln) Scout Group
  • 1st Welford Scout Group
  • 1st Wombourne Scout Group
  • 20th Edmonton Scout Group
  • 21st Ilkeston Scout Group
  • 21st Purley (St.Barnabas) Scout Group
  • 22nd Stoke Scout Group
  • 24th Woodend Scouts
  • 2nd Bere Alston Cub Scout Group
  • 2nd Bude (Jacobstow) Scout Group
  • 2nd Bude and Jacobstow Scout Group
  • 2nd Crawcrook Scouts
  • 2nd Monkspath Scout Group
  • 2nd Wisbech Scout Group
  • 2nd Wollaston Scout Group
  • 31st Sutton Coldfield West Scout Group
  • 35th All Saint's Scout Group
  • 36th Colchester Garrison Scouts
  • 38th Chesterfield Scout Group
  • 39th Bolton Mountain Scouts
  • 3rd Brentwood Scout Group
  • 3rd Canvey Island Scout Group
  • 3rd Netherfield Scout Group
  • 3rd Sparkford Scout Group
  • 3rd Sudbury Scout Group
  • 3rd/5th Lancing Sea Scout Group
  • 3rd/5th Lancing Sea Scouts
  • 43rd Portsmouth Scout Group
  • 4th Chester-Le-Street Scout Group
  • 6th Bridlington scout group
  • 6th Cheadle Hulme Scout Troop
  • 6th Gosport Air Scout Group
  • 6th Merthyr Scouts
  • 6th Shirley (St James) Scout Group
  • 75th Lambeth Scout Group
  • 7TH Wigan ( All Saints ) Scout Group
  • 7th East Leeds Cubs
  • 7th Swindon (Abbey Meads) Scout Group
  • 7th Swindon Scout Group
  • 7th Tipton Scout Group
  • 8th Hanwell Saxons Scout Group
  • 8th St.Helens Scout Group
  • 8th/26th Calder Valley Scouts
  • 90th Bristol Scout Group
  • Ashworth Valley Scout Campsite
  • Banbury Cross Explorer Scout Unit
  • Barracuda Explorers
  • Barrasford Scout Group
  • Brunel Scout District
  • Deal, Walmer, Sandwich District Explorer Scouts
  • Derby Area Scout Sailing Club
  • Derbyshire Scouts Sailing Club
  • Eccleston Scout & Guides Group
  • Eden District Scout Council
  • Frome & District Scout Council
  • Goonies Explorer Scout Unit
  • Hadleigh Sea Scout Group
  • The James Porter Scout Charity
  • Killay Explorer Scouts
  • Knowle West Scout Group
  • Long Eaton and District Scout Group
  • Mount Edgcumbe District Scout Council
  • Moxby Scout Group
  • Northamptonshire Scout Association
  • Paladins Explorer Scout Unit Skelmersdale
  • Peopleton Scout Group
  • Pickering Explorer Scout Unit
  • Reiverdale Scout Group
  • River Teign Sea Scouts 1st Shaldon
  • Ross-on-Wye Scout group
  • Rutland District Scout Council
  • The Scout Association
  • Scouts
  • Scout Association
  • The Scout Association
  • Scout Association (London)
  • The Scout Association, 1st Eccleshall Scout Group
  • ScoutMed National Scout Fellowship
  • Scouts Association
  • The Scouts Association
  • Southwell Scout Group
  • Southwell Scout Group Council
  • St Hilda's Scout Group
  • Studham Kensworth & Whipsnade Scout Group
  • Tewkesbury District Scout Council
  • Vulcan Explorer Scout Unit
  • Walkham Valley Scout Group
  • Warden Hill Scout Group
  • West Caradon District Scout Council
  • Wolverhampton East District Scouts
  • Woodhouse Eaves Scout Group
  • Wool & Bovington Scout Group
  • LCF 4th Boston Kirton Scout Group

CCEW Charity number

306101

Company number

RC000547

Registered

Postcode

E4 7QW

Website

scouts.org.uk

Domain

scouts.org.uk

Latest income

£36,287,112 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-306101 .
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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 306101 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Scout Association (this record)

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Scout Association

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Scout Association(The)

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The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Social youth organizations G14

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Associations AS
  • Associations AS » Youth Groups AS300 » Scouting AS303
  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Amateur Sport 110
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1964-01-21 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 16,667,454 17,342,245
2005-03-31 18,156,291 17,941,530
2006-03-31 24,944,000 26,033,000
2007-03-31 21,831,000 18,701,000
2008-03-31 49,688,000 40,521,000
2009-03-31 24,087,000 23,380,000
2010-03-31 23,999,000 23,065,000
2011-03-31 23,566,000 23,622,000
2012-03-31 35,156,000 31,660,000
2013-03-31 26,615,000 26,197,000
2014-03-31 28,754,000 27,099,000
2015-03-31 29,993,000 30,510,000
2016-03-31 43,385,000 45,522,000
2017-03-31 32,681,000 33,838,000
2018-03-31 34,103,000 33,762,000
2019-03-31 36,962,000 37,520,000
2020-03-31 53,542,000 54,848,000
2021-03-31 27,148,000 26,526,000
2022-03-31 30,013,000 30,275,000
2023-03-31 36,287,112 37,004,294
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 427 313
Employees paid more than £60,000 24 21
Volunteers 113,085 139,528
Trustees 20
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 16.8 14.7
Legacies 0.6 1.4
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 17.5 16.1
Income from charitable activities 3.3 3.2
Income from other trading activities 14.0 10.1
Income from investments 1.5 0.6
Other income 0.0 0.0
Total 36.3 30.0
Expenditure
Investment management 0.1 0.0
Other spending on raising funds 9.7 7.0
Spending on raising funds 9.7 7.0
Grants to institutions 0.9 1.0
Other charitable activities 26.4 22.3
Charitable activities 27.3 23.3
Other spending - -
Total 37.0 30.3
Net income / (expenditure) (0.7) (0.3)

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 27.2 24.7
Investment assets 41.5 49.4
68.8 74.1
Current assets
Current investment assets 10.8 10.9
Cash 24.4 22.1
Other current assets 15.9 7.2
51.1 40.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (31.7) (20.3)
Net current assets 19.3 19.9
Total assets less current liabilities 88.1 94.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (3.5) (4.3)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 84.6 89.7
Defined benefit pension scheme 2.0 (1.4)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 86.6 88.3
Funds
Endowment funds 2.1 2.2
Restricted funds 3.9 4.0
Unrestricted funds 80.6 82.1
86.6 88.3

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 842,940 73,485
Government grants as % of total income 2.3% 0.2%
Number of government grants 2 2

The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

Grants received

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Received 179 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£9,889
3 months
2nd Bude and Jacobstow Scout Group - New Hut
Sep 2023 to Dec 2023
Community Foundation for Calderdale
General
£2,000
0.9508196721311475 months
Expedition Equipment
Aug 2023
Essex Community Foundation
LTC Community Fund
£3,000
6 months
Odyssey ESU and DofE scheme replacement equipment
Feb 2023 to Aug 2023
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Matched Funding
£249 MCF Matched Funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland £1,000 Grant to Barrasford Scout Group
Community Foundation for Calderdale
#IWill 22/23
£9,925
8 months
Youth Leadership and Skill Building Project
Jan 2023 to Sep 2023
Co-operative Group £1,703 Grant to 14th Itchen South Scout Group
Co-operative Group £2,186 Grant to 3rd Netherfield Scout Group
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund
£471,087 The Scout Association - Uniformed Youth New Groups Fund
Forever Manchester
Auto Trader Community Fund
£1,000
3.9672131147540983 months
Camping
Sep 2022 to Dec 2022

Data source

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The Scout Association

GB-CHC-306101

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