Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

LEEDS UNIT 424 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

A cadet training centre based on Leeds Liverpool canal near Thwaites Mills one of 400 spread across the UK. We currently have 60 cadets trained by 15 volunteers.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • 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£42£43£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£27£30£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£28£28£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£29£25£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£39£44£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£14£22£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£23£31£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£39£29£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£25£30£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£52£38£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£22£28£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£28£26£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£29£28£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£22£22£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£15£14£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£27£15£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£59£8£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£12£7£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

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

info@leeds424scc.org

07760857482

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Sea Cadets - City of Leeds
£5,000 07/11/2022
Capital costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Sea Cadets - City of Leeds
£5,000 07/11/2022
Capital costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sport England - Shower Block
£11,000 28/11/2018
7
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Shower Block. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Shower Block
£11,000 28/11/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Shower Block'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries. This funding has contributed towards a Multi Facility - ....more
Sport England - The Leadership Initiative Active Rowing and Paddling 2
£9,998 12/10/2018
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled The Leadership Initiative Active Rowing and Paddling 2. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - SCC - Leeds Leading Engineering Initiative
£10,000 13/01/2016
12
The group will use funding to install a slipway and outboard engines for the training of their sea cadets. This will enable young people to learn engineering skills whilst gaining recognised qualifications, with the aim of developing literacy and ....more
Sport England - Song of the Paddle
£8,480 12/09/2014
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Song of the Paddle'. This project is a Canoeing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Canoeing for All
£9,985 12/12/2012
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Canoeing for All'. This project lists its main activity as Canoeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Boat Shed Replacement
£10,000 10/02/2011
12
This community organisation in Leeds will use funding to replace a dilapidated boatshed that has now become unsafe for use. This will enable the group to continue to provide training in water borne activities for young people.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DUNCAN SUMMERS Appointed: 2023
  • JULIE SQUIRES Appointed: 2024
  • LISA BRUNTON (Chair) Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/03/1965, number: 523754
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 27 days late, AR12: 155 days late, AR11: 144 days late, AR09: 105 days late, AR08: 143 days late, AR07: 34 days late, AR06: 21 days late, AR05: 57 days late, AR04: 83 days late,
Main office

Sea Cadets
Thwaite Lane
LEEDS
LS10 1RN

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:

COUNTY BOROUGH OF LEEDS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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