Our members
Contents
- Playing our part
- A year of achievement
- Stepping up to help other people
- Our purpose and method
- Our vision for the future
- Skills for Life: Our plan to prepare better futures 2018-2025
- Growth
- Inclusivity
- Youth Shaped
- Community Impact
- Three pillars of work
- Programme
- People
- Perception
- Theory of Change
- The impact of Scouts on young people
- Working Towards a Greener Future
- Our finances
- Trustees’ responsibilities
- Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of The Scout Association
- Consolidated statement of financial activities
- Balance sheet
- Statements of cash flows
- Notes to the financial statements
- Our members
- How we operate
- Safety
- Safeguarding
- Governance structure and Board membership – 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
- Our advisers
- Our thanks
- Investors in People
Our members
Scouting in the UK is made up of:
Squirrel Scout Dreys: 860
Beaver Scout Colonies: 7,393
Cub Scout Packs: 7,777
Scout Troops: 7,157
Explorer Scout Units, including Young Leader Units: 3,020
Scout Networks: 553
Scout Active Support Units: 1,610
Groups: 7,095
Districts: 632
Counties, Regions (Scottish), Areas, Islands: 90
- Of the 8,143 Scout Network members, 5,810 also have another ‘adult’ role (in a Section leadership, Governance, Leadership or Support role). This means the total number of Network members is 13,953.
- Explorer Scout Young Leaders (aged 14–17) are included in the Explorer Scout numbers above. However, they’re also counted as members of Section Leadership Teams, so they’re included in the total Section Leadership Teams membership of 98,268.
- Leadership roles are responsible for the effective operation of their charity (the Scout Group, the Scout District, County, Nations), so we can meet our charitable objectives. They are Group Scout Leaders, District Explorer Scout Commissioners and District Scout Network Commissioners, District Commissioners, County Commissioners, Area Commissioners (Wales), Region Commissioners (Scotland), Island Commissioners, Bailiwick Commissioners and Branch Commissioners (where formally part of our federated structure).
- Governance roles form the membership of each charity's Board of Trustees or Executive Committee, together with any sub-committees. Each Board of Trustees is responsible for making sure the charity achieves its strategic direction. The 30,080 Governance roles don’t include the volunteers who have an Ex Officio Trustee role (for example Leadership roles described in note 3, Youth Commissioners and others).
- Support roles are vital for helping line managers run Scouts and support Districts, Counties and Nations HQs to operate effectively.