Our Scout Group is entirely self-funding. Our Leaders and Executive Committee are not paid for their time. Our main source of income is from subscriptions paid by members. This is supported by the fund raising events we organise, and occasional grants and awards that we receive for specific purposes.

In addition to the weekly cost of activities, materials and equipment, we have ongoing commitments to pay rent for the hall, and for the garages in which we store our equipment, plus the required training for our adult leaders. Each January we also are required to pay an annual capitation fee, in the region of £25 per person, to The Scout Association in respect of membership and insurance.

Subscriptions for Beavers are currently £17.50 per school term. (Six terms a year.) This amount is paid on the first Wednesday meeting of each term and can be paid by cash, or by cheque made payable to 21st Medway Scout Group.

While we do our best to cover the cost of materials and activities with subscriptions, it is inevitable that there will need to be an additional charge at times. This will mainly be the case for activities away from the hall.