Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

SEAHAM UNIT 299 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS 

Offering 10 to 18 year olds life-changing nautical adventure based on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy. Opportunities include Rowing, Sailing, Power-boating, Kayaking, Adventurous Training, Seamanship,Cooking, Team-building and many more
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 60 years

http://www.sea-cadets.org/seaham/

chairperson.seahamsc@gmail.com

01915817777

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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
31/03/23£45£41£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/22£17£12£6n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£14£6£9n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/20£10£10£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£15£18£-3n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£27£25£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£30£49£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£94£162£-68£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£50£43£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£141£89£52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£18£8£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£11£3£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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
County Durham Community Foundation - Provide adequate boating facilities for new cohort of cadets
£3,700 10/05/2017
Towards a new boat and three year mooring fees.
Sport England - Sailing with Seaham - A community Project
£50,000 15/04/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Sailing with Seaham - A community Project'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1964, number: 520569
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR14: 189 days late, AR11: 168 days late, AR10: 2 days late,
Main office

Seaham Sea Cadets
26 North Terrace
SEAHAM
SR7 7EU

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:

SEAHAM AND THE DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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