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home >> charity search >> port talbot unit 537 of the sea cadet corps
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

PORT TALBOT UNIT 537 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Our aim is to give young people the best possible start in life through nautical adventure & fun based on the traditions of the Royal Navy
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/03/24£28£19£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£7£10£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£39£18£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£19£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£29£27£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£17£16£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£12£11£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07?£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£1£11£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 56 years

www.sea-cadets.org/porttalbot

trustees@porttalbot-seacadets.org.uk

01639 887139

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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
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Neath Port Talbot,
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 Heritage Fund - Grant to PORT TALBOT UNIT 537 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
£9,895 04/09/2023
Harbour House & Port Talbot Sea Cadets
National Lottery Community Fund - COL Wales - Building a better community
£8,250 03/08/2023
Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps in Neath Port Talbot will use £8250 to refurbish its kitchen so it can be used to teach young people how and what to cook to stay healthy and fed during the cost of living crisis. The project will support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Yole Sliding Seat Rowing
£4,950 12/04/2017
12
Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadets Corps will use the grant to be able to offer new qualifications in sliding seat rowing to their members and to promote their activities. This grant for £4,950 will fund sliding seat, two feather flags, gazebo, ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID JONATHON WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID MORGAN NEIL WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023
  • JAYNE BURTON (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • KELLIE HUDSON Appointed: 2023
  • MARY SAMANTHA CLAIRE HOPKINS Appointed: 2020
  • TIMOTHY HARVEY Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/1968, number: 524229
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 3 days late, AR04: 208 days late,
Main office

The Old Harbour House
The Docks
PORT TALBOT
West Glamorgan
SA13 1RH

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
360 Giving

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