SEA RANGER ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 269659 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEA RANGERS

The Sea Ranger Association is a voluntary uniformed youth organisation for girls. Its principal activities are to: act as a parent body to Cadet and Sea Ranger Crews; instruct and train girls of all colours and creeds; encourage girls to develop into responsible citizens; give service to the community; offer recreation and training in all forms of boating and outdoor activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING OF GIRLS OF ALL RACES, COLOUR AND CREEDS IN ALL MATTERS WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ALL MATTERS NAUTICAL WITH THE OBJECT OF EDUCATING THEM IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND ENABLING THEM TO PLAY A FULL PART IN THE LIFE OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£38k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1975

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a modest surplus of £6,909 for the year, driven by notable investment income of £16,818. Per the trustees' report, the association has shrunk in size but remains supported by volunteers, with free reserves (General Reserve) held at £169,038, which exceeds the stated policy target of one year's operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of 1 year’s operating costs (reserves figure: £169k)

“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain free reserves to a level sufficient to meet the anticipated demands and a minimum of 1 year’s operating costs.” — page 6

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.

Bullying and harassment 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 26

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 26

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 32

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

JULIE DIANA JOHNSONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Bethany Bronwen Dredge · trustee of 1 other charity
HEATHER JANE WATSON
Mary Joan Knight
Patricia Ann Jeffery
Susan Elizabeth Maddocks · trustee of 1 other charity
Tessa Leone Bullimore

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£38k	£31k
31/12/2024	£118k	£53k
31/12/2023	£59k	£38k
31/12/2022	£22k	£44k
31/12/2021	£22k	£23k

Common questions

Is SEA RANGER ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a modest surplus of £6,909 for the year, driven by notable investment income of £16,818. Per the trustees' report, the association has shrunk in size but remains supported by volunteers, with free reserves (General Reserve) held at £169,038, which exceeds the stated policy target of one year's operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEA RANGER ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEA RANGER ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHIPWRIGHTS CHARITABLE FUND	FY2024	amount not stated	Responsive Donation

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY	1	£71k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STRATFORD UPON AVON UNIT 507 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS.

STRATFORD UPON AVON UNIT 507 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £82k
DARTFORD CAMBRIA SEA SCOUT GROUP income £83k
SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £50k
SWANAGE SEA ROWING CLUB 1 income £43k
ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION income £1.0m
LEANDER (KINGSTON) SEA SCOUT GROUP income £57k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SEA RANGER ASSOCIATION	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STRATFORD UPON AVON UNIT 507 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£82k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DARTFORD CAMBRIA SEA SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£83k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SWANAGE SEA ROWING CLUB 1 FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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