Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    GRAVESEND UNIT 159 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

    Affiliated to the Charity The Marine Society and Sea Cadets we provide young people between 10 and 18 a wide range of training and activities based on the ethos and traditions of the Royal Navy. Sea Cadets provide valuable training in life skills such as teamwork, self-respect and social responsibility.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£31£34£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£32£35£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£46£33£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£34£36£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19£25£20£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£23£27£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£25£21£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£20£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£20£19£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14*£16£18£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13*£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£24£26£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£24£21£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£18£22£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£29£23£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£21£32£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£47£32£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£22£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 61 years

    www.sea-cadets.org/gravesend

    chairman@gravesendseacadets.co.uk

    01474 334019

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Social youth organisations
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Kent,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 9/11 persons

    • ANDREW NAILOR Appointed: 2014
    • ALAN MICHAEL RIDGERS
    • BRENDA MACKLEY Appointed: 2014
    • CHIMWEMWE AJASSI Appointed: 2017
    • IAN MAX DUNKLEY
    • JAMES ANTHONY SCUTTS Appointed: 2020
    • JOHN PAUL GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2022
    • MICHAEL WENBAN
    • MARK JAMES HANNON (Chair) Appointed: 2023
    • TRIONA CHAPMAN Appointed: 2023
    • ROSEMARY DYMOND Appointed: 2016
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/1963, number: 302755
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR23: 5 days late, AR14: 5 days late, AR13: 11 days late,
    Main office

    14 Peninsula Crescent
    Hoo
    ROCHESTER
    ME3 9GR

    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:

    GRAVESEND AND DISTRICT

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales

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