Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

BOURNEMOUTH UNIT 49 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Built on the ethos and standards of the Royal Navy, Sea Cadet training focuses on water sports and seamanship (carried out on a local river, the sea, adjacent naval establishments) and soldiering skills for Royal Marine Cadets. Cadets can also take national awards such as the Duke of Edinburgh or even attain accredited qualifications in navigation, communication and management.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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:

  • 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
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£40£46£-6n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/03/22£46£39£7n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/03/21£91£64£27n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/20£28£21£7n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/19£44£30£14n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/18£18£18£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£20£19£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£20£22£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£19£15£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£21£18£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£10£11£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£11£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£21£20£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£13£13£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£137£12£125£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£17£20£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£17£22£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£30£28£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£13£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£16£11£5£0£0£0n/a00

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

units.ms-sc.org/bournemouth

bournemouthscc@gmail.com

01202 399199

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 29 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
Dorset Community Foundation - Cadet watersports improvement project
£2,153 12/10/2021
Targetted advice/information and help (100hrs) for vulnerable young parents (to 25, in Sherborne/Gillingham area) referred by Health Visitor Teams, to resolve housing/benefits issues, help with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Lift Installation
£10,000 23/08/2018
12
The funding is for the installation of a lift. The project aims to allow everyone to gain access to the building and its facilities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/1964, number: 301756
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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: 14 days late, AR15: 274 days late, AR13: 254 days late, AR12: 292 days late, AR09: 117 days late,
Main office

Bournemouth Sea Cadets
TS Phoebe
65 Gloucester Road
BOURNEMOUTH
Dorset
BH7 6JB

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:

BOURNEMOUTH AND CHRISTCHURCH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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