The group is self financing through a subscription charge from the 1st April 2011 subscriptions will be monthly by standing order only. This has a number of advantages to all. 

• Once a standing order has been set up, you no longer need to worry about having to remember to send in a cheque each term 
• Payment will be monthly 
• You decide the date of payment, allowing better household budgeting 
• Gift aid can be collected at source

The subscription fee from 1st April 2011 is going to be a flat fee of £10.00 per month applied across all sections. 

What Do I Need To Do!

Please complete the Subscriptions Standing Order form accurately, ensuring that your Scouts name is used as the reference and pass to your bank in plenty of time for the instruction to be action before the first payment date, please let us know when this has been done so that we can update our records, then sit back with one less thing to worry about.

Paying by cheque (upto April 2011)

The current charges are posted on the notice board in the foyer of the Scout Hall, above the ‘Subs Box’, due at the start of each school term until April 2011 and are subject to annual revision.

Cheques, should be made payable to ‘5th Billericay Scout Group’.  Please write your child’s name and section (e.g. Woodside Beavers) on the back of the cheque. Please do not include other sums on the Subs cheque. (For example, for T-shirts or camps. This money should be paid directly to the appropriate section leader.). Cheques can then be posted in the white subs box in the foyer of the Scout Hall.

The subs box is for subs and Gift Aid forms only. Please do not put cash in the subs box, or other items such as permissions slips or payments for trips or camp. These should be returned directly to the leader or section sending out the letter.

New Easy Payment Subscription Scheme

The use of cheques in everyday life is fast becoming history, and therefore the method by which our Scout group conducts its financial business should reflect those of society. Therefore the group management committee have applied some major re thinking regarding the structure around the funding of our group, and have decided to change how you pay subscriptions to monthly, (via standing order) rather than per term.

The subscription fee from 1st April 2011 is going to be a flat fee of £10.00 per month applied across all sections. This equates to £120.00 per year, I’m sure you will agree does continue to offer great value for money. We are currently undertaking the necessary administrative changes to implement this group change from January 2011.

Gift Aid

One way to improve the value of your subscriptions is through the use of Gift Aid. If you are a UK taxpayer, this allows the group to claim back approximately 28% of the fees you pay from the Inland Revenue without costing you a penny. Please complete & return a Gift Aid declaration form.
 
The group also undertakes occasional fund raising /social events. The success of these events depends on parent & young people’s participation and support.
 
Each section aims to offer as full a range of activities as possible. Some of these activities incur additional costs, e.g. camps etc. The cost of these activities and events should be paid as promptly as possible observing any given deadlines. Any deposits paid are non-refundable.

We always endeavour to ensure that activities provide value for money and keep these costs to a minimum. Family hardship should not be a barrier to prevent young people taking part in activities. Please feel free to discuss any financial difficulties you may have with your section leader or contact the Group Scout Leader as alternative arrangements can sometimes be made.