Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ABERYSTWYTH UNIT 411 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

The provision of youth activities and the guidance of young people be means of a naval theme
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£12£7£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£1£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£2£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£8£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£6£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£8£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£16£10£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£12£13£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£14£9£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£10£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£13£17£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£12£9£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£21£13£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£10£9£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

units.ms-sc.org/aberystwyth

tscardiganbay@googlemail.com

01970615799

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Ceredigion,
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Cardigan Community Hub
£9,500 12/09/2022
Aberystwyth Unit 411 of the Sea Cadet Corps will engage with community groups online to develop community led activities and provide volunteering opportunities becoming a community focal point. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • BERNARD LESLIE TAYLOR
  • FIONA JONES Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN ANTONY MLECZEK
  • LAWRENCE GREGORY BURKE Appointed: 2022
  • PETER NORRINGTON DAVIES (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/1964, number: 523851
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; AR20: 5 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR08: 2 days late, AR07: 131 days late, AR06: 13 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

TALFAN
BUARTH ROAD
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 1NB

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:

ABERYSTWYTH AND DISTRICT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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