Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 7
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2

BECCLES UNIT 554 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Helping young people toward responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on naval customs
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 including the Government
  • 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
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 49 years

units.ms-sc.org/beccles

becclesseacadets@yahoo.com

01502711858

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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*£33£35£-2n/an/an/an/an/a46
31/03/22£24£27£-3n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/21£39£32£7n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£61£104£-43n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/19£200£209£-9n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£274£219£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£22£74£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£100£52£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£42£37£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£22£23£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£39£45£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£31£23£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£36£35£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£24£27£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£30£21£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£31£28£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£26£18£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£10£6£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£15£14£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£9£6£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 46 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 18/06/2019
Internal fixtures and fittings of new community building
National Lottery Community Fund - Adventure Training
£10,000 24/05/2018
12
The project will purchase equipment to allow young people regardless of ability or financial wealth to participate in outdoor activities
Suffolk Community Foundation - Shower and Cloakroom amenity / New Sea Cadet Centre
£4,000 20/09/2017
12
Towards the cost of installing showers and cloakrooms at Beccles Sea Cadets new premises.
Suffolk Community Foundation - Training Room / New Sea Cadet Centre (Phase 2)
£3,000 19/06/2017
Towards equipping a training room in the new building.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/05/2017
Acquisition of new premises

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/01/1975, number: 268768
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 15 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LOWESTOFT UNIT 525 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS on 29/06/2023
Main office

Fen Lane
Beccles
NR34 9BH

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:

BECCLES CP

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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