Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 6

BIGGLESWADE UNIT 36 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Uniformed youth organisation for 10 - 18 year olds, both male and female. Training in seamanship and related topics, citizenship and promoting responsibility whilst having 'serious fun'.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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		£16	£8	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£24	£17	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/21		£48	£30	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/20		£25	£4	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£25	£31	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/18		£23	£14	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£36	£21	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£19	£27	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£32	£19	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£21	£17	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£21	£27	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£16	£13	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£14	£20	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£11	£12	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£10	£16	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£37	£28	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£139	£128	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£20	£7	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£54	£16	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£34	£17	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 60 years

helen_fiske@hotmail.com

01767314973

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Bedford, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Sport England - Safety Boat
£5,000	05/12/2016 3	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Safety Boat. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HELEN ROBINSON Appointed: 2000

JOHN STEAD Appointed: 2016

MANDY HOLMES (Chair) Appointed: 2011

COLIN SPARSHOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1964, number: 300005

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 95 days late, AR13: 63 days late,

Main office

4 Station Road
Biggleswade
SG18 8AL

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:

BIGGLESWADE AND DISTRICT

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