Our impact and reports
Throughout the year, various reports are issued to measure Scouting's performance and impact on its members and the communities they serve.
Scouts Annual Report
The annual review and impact report are issued shortly after the Annual General Meeting. Scouts is a movement, and to live up to the name, we have our strategy Skills for Life to set the direction of how we want our members to feel.
We believe that through adventure we challenge individuals so that they learn and experience new things and enrich their lives. Each week over 400,000 young people and 100,000 adult volunteers take part in Scouting projects and activities at the heart of the UK's communities. It's our role to ensure that every one of our members has the facilities, needs and support to take part in these activities safely.
Prevention of Further Deaths progress report
Each quarter the Scout Association reports on progress on the commitments we made when we responded to HM Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths notice (PFD) following the inquest into the tragic death of Explorer Scout Ben Leonard.
This response was made on 18 April 2024, setting out 24 commitments to address HM Coroner’s concerns. We promised to publicly update on our progress every three months within the first year, and then annually within a new Safety Report from April 2025.
The report outlines the specific work we have completed from April to July 2024 and the next commitments we are taking forward in the forthcoming three months.
Theory of Change and the Scout Experience Survey
Every year we complete the Scout Experience Survey to see the difference which Scouts makes to our young people, as well as giving us a valuable insight into our adult volunteers and their thoughts and experiences.
Our Theory of Change shows the positive difference Scouts make in society. We welcome young people and volunteers from all backgrounds, and with us, they learn and share skills, enjoy an engaged and varied programme of activities, honour the Scout values and become active citizens of a connected community. We produce happier, more resilient citizens who work together towards greater social cohesion and an undeniably better world.
Find about the results of previous Scout Experience Surveys:
World Scout Jamboree South Korea reviews
In August 2023, thousands of Scouts from the UK headed to South Korea for the 25th World Scout Jamboree (WSJ).
During our time in South Korea, we faced a number of challenges in keeping people safe, which the Scout Association managed as a critical incident. The associated decisions to keep young people safe required additional investment from our reserves, approved by our Board of Trustees.
We are now undertaking two reviews to make sure we learn from this experience as fully as possible.
Gender pay gap
For the staff employed by The Scout Association we have a statutory requirement to report specific information on our pay levels based on gender. On data for 422 staff from our March 2023 payroll the following data has been compiled, verified and reported.