Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BLACKPOOL UNIT 45 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Training Young people age 10-18 in Nautical Themed youth activities, including sailing, powerboating, DoE award work, drill, using the traditions of the Royal Navy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£91£39£52n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/22£74£17£57n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/03/21£64£17£46n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/03/20£64£34£30n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/19£60£25£34n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/18£49£24£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£41£22£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£36£21£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£35£17£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£42£23£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£45£18£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£40£15£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£43£23£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£37£28£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£38£33£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£30£24£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£41£35£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£32£25£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£35£27£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.sea-cadets.org/blackpool

blackpoolseacadets@hotmail.co.uk

01253500499

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackpool,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 28 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Blackpool Sea Cadets
£2,815 19/11/2018
We want to install a central heating system to replace the outdated heaters we currently have.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/1992, number: 1012707
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 48 days late, AR07: 204 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Sea Cadet Headquarters
596 Devonshire Road
Bispham
BLACKPOOL
FY2 0JL

Objectives

The charitable purpose of the Unit (the Purpose) is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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