Education & Young People Community & Social Justice Enhanced 2025

Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25: Reflect. Refocus. Renew.

The Scout Association's 2024-25 annual report covers 440,000+ young people and 140,000 volunteers across 7,000 Groups in the UK. Total income reached £46.9m, with £41.6m spent on charitable activities. Squirrel Scout numbers grew 31% and 373 Sections were opened or re-energised in England. The report concludes the 2018-25 Skills for Life strategy and sets the direction for the next strategic period.

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📋About

Youth programme across six age sections (Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network); volunteering support; skills for life activities; outdoor and adventurous activities; community impact projects; inclusion programmes for underrepresented communities Custom geography from upload: England & Wales

📊Key Metrics

440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups Key Metric 1
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK Key Metric 2
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025 Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
  • £2.8m DCMS Uniformed Youth Fund investment supported 371 new Scout and Explorer Sections in deprived communities
  • 106,827 young people on waiting lists, reflecting sustained demand for places across the movement

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2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 1
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 2
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
Key Metric 3
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025 Free

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
Key Metric 1
500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
Key Metric 2
Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
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Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy
2016 Free

For Every Person: The Common Good — Overview of the Y in the United States

22 million people served across 10,000 communities in all 50 US states
Key Metric 1
More than 9 million youth engaged in development programmes building values, skills and relationships
Key Metric 2
Over 39,000 people served by the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program across more than 200 YMCAs in 43 states
Key Metric 3
YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program shown to reduce new cases of type 2 diabetes by 58%, delivered at over 1,400 locations nationwide