GUILDFORD UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Provides facilities and personnel (voluntary) to enable young people (male & female) to take part in recreational & instructional activities under the general 'umbrella' of the Marine Society and Sea Cadet organisation. Having premises directly adjacent to the River Wey in Guildford, the unit's main focus is on outdoor and indoor marine pursuits.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACHIEVING THEIR PHYSICAL 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 AND SEA CADETS (MSSC) WHOSE REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER IS 313013.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,000, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of three months' revenue payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
What the accounts disclose
“OTHER DONATIONS/LEGACIES 14,351” — page 1
“The charity trustees’ policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equating to three months revenue payments” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- JIM ROBERTSONchair
- Andrew Michael Keen
- COMMANDER MIKE EVANS RN
- DAN CHAPMAN
- DAVID OWEN
- Fernande van Schelle
- Ikechukwu Chidiebere ONYEMAOBI
- Imogen Christine Kent
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £39k | £28k |
| 31/03/2024 | £32k | £39k |
| 31/03/2023 | £29k | £46k |
| 31/03/2022 | £49k | £20k |
| 31/03/2021 | £34k | £14k |
Common questions
Is GUILDFORD UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £6,000, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of three months' revenue payments. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.