Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

BOLTON UNIT 46 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

For young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years, volunteering opportunities for adults. Educational activities, taught in the naval way. Seamanship, Marine Engineering, Marine Field Training, various boatwork activities, teamwork and other activities. BTEC can also be attained via the Sea Cadet training scheme. New skills in a fun, safe and supervised environment.
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 including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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
31/03/23£32£38£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£29£24£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21*£4£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£16£21£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£19£27£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£15£11£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£39£31£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£21£23£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£20£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£14£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£18£18£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£29£22£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£20£15£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£19£26£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£16£29£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£17£24£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£27£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£43£30£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£24£25£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

https://www.facebook.com/BoltonSeaCadets/

boltonscctreasurer@gmail.com

01204526749

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Bolton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Masonic Trust - MCF Festival
£5,000 13/12/2023
new heaters
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bolton sea cadets
£5,671 19/11/2018
We want to purchase new band equipment and send band members on courses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN CRAIG OGDEN Appointed: 2021
  • ALAN LEE Appointed: 2017
  • ALAN OGDEN Appointed: 2018
  • BERYL WOOD Appointed: 2018
  • DR MEGAN DUXBURY Appointed: 2017
  • LESLIE OGDEN Appointed: 2018
  • TERRY KAKOULLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1964, number: 521043
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR21: 5 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 30 days late, AR13: 87 days late, AR12: 251 days late, AR11: 6 days late, AR10: 9 days late, AR09: 11 days late, AR07: 365 days late, AR06: 735 days late, AR05: 1099 days late, AR04: 1463 days late,
Main office

Bolton Sea Cadets
101 Castle Street
BOLTON
BL2 1JP

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:

BOLTON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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