Payments & Refunds

Overview

Sloths ESU is a not-for-profit Unit that sits under Waltham Forest District Scouts Charity. All costs are entirely funded by members of the unit through membership fees (subs) and fundraising.

When a young person is booked in to an event or being a member for a term, it removes a space that would otherwise be available to other young people, and impacts the organisation and costs. 

When you confirm your young person is attending, you are committing to pay for that space even if your young person ultimately doesn’t attend. If your young person is excluded from attending by the leaders, the cost can be applied as a credit towards future payments

Payment Details

When paying any money to Sloths ESU, it should be done via OSM. If we ask you to make a manual payment, these are the details. We aren't able to take cash or cheques.

Our payment details are:

Bank name: The Co-Operative Bank

Payee name: Sloths ESU

Sort code: ***

Account number: ***

Membership Payments (Subs)

Membership fees (subs) need to paid monthly. Please note that although payments are monthly, commitments are still termly, and that the payments for terms are:

• Spring - January to April

• Summer - May to August

• Winter - September to December

For those who join half way through a term, 2 months are payable (so March/April, July/August, or November/December).

We understand financial difficulties can arise, just let the Leaders know and we can review on a case by case basis.

You can find details of the current membership fees here. Membership fees go towards Scouting costs like capitation and insurance, as well as rent for the hall as well as any costs involved on normal meeting nights.

Event Payments

All payments for events must be made in advance, no later than the event confirmation deadline. A commitment to payment will be required in advance of the event in order to ensure accurate participant numbers and to allow for proper event planning.

Failure to make the required payment by the deadline will result in the young person being unable to attend the event.

As events often incur costs beyond our control, such as venue hire, equipment, and activity fees, we are typically unable to offer discounts. Should you have any concerns regarding payment, please contact us, and we will make every effort to find a suitable solution.

For events that have a higher cost, where possible we'll offer the option of payment instalments. The due date of these instalments would be the same for anyone paying in instalments, as it's not possible to co-ordinate different dates for each person.

Refunds

Due to the nature of  Scouting, we are unable to offer refunds for membership fees, events, or camps. This is because we incur costs in advance for things like booking venues, securing activities, and purchasing supplies for the event.