Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

SEFTON UNIT NO 48 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

A Community Youth Training and Educational Support Organisation primarily structured around, but not limited to, Maritime based activities including Sailing, Canoeing, Power Boating, Camping, Team Sports and other Maritime training associated with the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker 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
Spending is declining
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£42	£22	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£40	£45	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/03/21	*	£18	£16	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	33
31/03/20		£30	£46	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/19		£72	£51	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/18		£51	£44	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17?		£13	£15	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£16	£21	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15	*	£15	£14	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£16	£20	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13		£21	£34	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£38	£28	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£13	£24	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£44	£32	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£48	£43	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£6	£13	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07	*	£14	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/06		£32	£17	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/05		£14	£11	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/04		£21	£20	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 60 years

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

seftonseacadets@talktalk.net

0151 232 0033

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Sefton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sea Cadets Sefton
£3,726	21/10/2023	We would like to help fund education activities including first aid, seamanship, navigation, static drill, as we are in a deprived area and would like everyone to be able to do these courses.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Sefton Sea Cadets. Winter activities
£1,665	01/03/2023	To cover shortfall in energy costs to enable Cadets to continue to offer weekly activities in a safe and warm environment. The funding will also enable the homework club and outdoor/overnight ....more To cover shortfall in energy costs to enable Cadets to continue to offer weekly activities in a safe and warm environment. The funding will also enable the homework club and outdoor/overnight activities to continue including use of floodlights.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sefton Young Adults and Veterans IT Skills Training Centre
£9,975	12/07/2017 12	The group will purchase new IT equipment. This will improve the training facilities for their members to develop their skills and improve their employment opportunities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

UNIT SECRETARY (Chair) Appointed: 2017

EDWIN POWNALL Appointed: 2020

LISA MELIA Appointed: 2023

WENDY REILLY Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/02/1964, number: 521143

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 36 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR07: 251 days late,

Main office

Sefton Sea Cadets
3 Field Lane
Litherland
LIVERPOOL
L21 9LU

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:

NOT DEFINED

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