NAUTICAL TRAINING CORPS

Registered charity 1201880 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charities objectives are to promote the development of young persons in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, particularly by educating such persons in all aspects of the history and practice of seamanship and seafaring.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS IN ACHIEVING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL, PARTICULARLY BY EDUCATING SUCH PERSONS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF SEAMANSHIP AND SEAFARING.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£243k
Latest spending
£193k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no paid staff and relies entirely on volunteers for instruction and operations. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and statutory requirements, with no matters coming to attention that suggest non-compliance.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Portslade Village Centre
“Portslade Village Centre continued to perform well and contributed £25k to the Corps.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient for the Charity’s operations
“The National Council aims to establish and maintain Corps’ reserves at a level sufficient for the Charity’s operations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nautical Training Corps (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: East Sussex · Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£243k£193k
30/04/2024£223k£66k

Common questions

Is NAUTICAL TRAINING CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has no paid staff and relies entirely on volunteers for instruction and operations. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and statutory requirements, with no matters coming to attention that suggest non-compliance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NAUTICAL TRAINING CORPS£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MASTER PILOTS AND SEAMEN OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TRINITY HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE FY2024£189k—0above—no doubt
SEFTON UNIT NO 48 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NAUTICAL INSTITUTE FY2025£6.9m——above—no doubt
SAILSHIP TRAINING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE FY2025£343k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS FY2025£1.9m£100,001 - £110,0005unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.