Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

COVENTRY UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Coventry Sea Cadets are a uniformed, disciplined youth movement based upon the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy. Our aim is: To help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on naval customs and seamanship based training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£23£-7n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/22£32£30£2n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/21£29£22£7n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/20£28£30£-2n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/19£25£23£1n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£42£32£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£57£61£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£47£36£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£29£27£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£29£26£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£27£24£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£21£29£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£36£39£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£20£22£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£23£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£23£32£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£55£39£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£26£27£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£16£17£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£65£46£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

www.coventryseacadets.org.uk

co@coventryseacadets.org.uk

02476431602

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Coventry City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 18 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/11/1976, number: 505694
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

74 CRESCENT AVENUE
COVENTRY
CV3 1HE

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
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