Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

CLACTON-ON-SEA UNIT 84 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Youth training for boys & girls aged 10-18 years with a nautical theme e.g. drill, seamanship, sailing, rowing, shooting, engineering, signalling etc.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 61 years

www.sea-cadets.org/clacton

admin@clactonseacadets.org

01255761486

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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
31/03/22*£16£6£10n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/03/21£4£7£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£32£32£0n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/19*£28£21£7n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/18£27£30£-3£0£0£0n/a015
31/03/17*£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£19£21£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£19£17£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£13£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£16£11£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£18£15£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£14£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£9£10£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£10£9£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£11£15£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 13 volunteers

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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Sea Cadets
£500 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Sea Cadets
£6,000 05/05/2022
to provide an additional outdoor facility to increase training and recreational opportunities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Clacton Sea Cadets
£1,000 15/04/2021
to support the essential overheads of the Unit as it prepares to re-open following easing of the COVID19 lockdown restrictions
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Clacton Sea Cadets
£10,000 07/09/2017
purchase of a minibus for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Clacton on Sea

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/1963, number: 301282
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 43 days late, AR20: 22 days late, AR19: 363 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR15: 32 days late, AR14: 194 days late, AR11: 276 days late,
Main office

CLACTON SEA CADETS
WINDSOR AVENUE
CLACTON ON SEA
ESSEX
CO15 2AH

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:

CLACTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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