Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

BOSTON UNIT 602 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

training of young persons between 10 to 18 years of age in nautical activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£4£6£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£18£15£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£18£21£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£9£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£5£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£8£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£5£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£4£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£6£3£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£6£2£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£4£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£4£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5£6£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 38 years

https://www.sea-cadets.org/boston

Davidpotter1853@hotmail.com

07885234469

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Lincolnshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Boston Sea Cadets Covid Project
£2,500 08/09/2020
Training/IT equipment/website
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - Boston Sea Cadets Covid Project
£2,500 08/09/2020
Training/IT equipment/website
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500 08/09/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW BAIN Appointed: 2019
  • CHARLOTTE BENNETT Appointed: 2022
  • DAVID POTTER (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • ROY GLENCROSS Appointed: 2022
  • THOMAS COPE Appointed: 2024
  • TIMOTHY BRANT Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/11/1986, number: 518168
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR22: 3 days late,
Main office

TA Centre
Main Ridge West
BOSTON
Lincolnshire
PE21 6SS

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:

BOSTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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