4th Ewell (Nonsuch) Scout Group

4th Ewell (Nonsuch) Scout Group is a registered charity (number 305718).  We do not receive any form of central funding and as such we must raise funds to support the provision of scouting.  Our main sources of income currently come from hall hires and the phone mast which is on our site.  These sources cover the general running costs and maintenance of our HQ and vehicles.  Should equipment or vehicles need replacing, additional fundraising needs to take place to support this.

In 2009 we held a Christmas Tree sale over the two weekends before Christmas.  The campaign was very successful and enabled the Group to purchase a new marquee and mess tent.

We charge a subscription as a membership fee for being part of 4th Ewell.  This goes towards the running of the section programme and also cover paying a capitation to the Scout Movement which provides insurance cover and supports many essential services at District, County and National levels. Please note that these subscriptions do not go towards the running of the Group Headquarters, its equipment or rolling stock, which are managed by the Group Executive Committee.

We use the Government’s Gift Aid scheme to claim back the tax paid on money you earned to pay us for subs. This boosts our income by 28p for every £1 of subscriptions paid, and makes a big difference to our income.  To be eligible for this, parents must ensure that they have paid more in income tax than we are going to claim back - about £35 per year.

Sainsbury's Active Kids offer lots of exciting sports and cooking equipment. All Scouts appreciate the value of having good kit. If we're doing an overnight camp we can't afford to have inferior tents or cooking equipment.  In 2008 we collected over 4,000 vouchers and in 2009 we collected over 3,200.  Over the last few years we have benefited from a lot of new equipment from this scheme.

Please put your vouchers in the collection boxes in the entrance hall of the HQ.

The Tesco for Schools and Clubs scheme enables us to collect vouchers and redeem them for a variety of useful items.

Please put your vouchers in the collection boxes in the entrance hall of the HQ.