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LUTON UNIT 226 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 274885 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUTON SEA CADET CORPS UNIT, TS KEYES

The sea cadets provides educational and recreational activities to youngsters between 10-18 yrs. They are taught life skills such as catering, communications, computer skills, mechanical engineering and all aspects of boating skills.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the unit recorded a deficit of £3,793.29 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted reserves from £6,843.71 to £3,050.42. The independent examiner's report confirms that no matters have come to their attention regarding the compliance of the accounts with accounting records or the Charities Act. The unit's reserves policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equating to three months of revenue payments, and the year-end reserves of £3,050.42 are stated to be equivalent to three months' expenditure on that basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: MS-SC Restricted Grant (52% of income)
“MS-SC Restricted Grant £14,200.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Year-end reserves amounted to £19.00 months’ on that basis. [Delete this section if not applicable] The Unit £0.00 holds £0.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£31k
31/03/2024£51k£54k
31/03/2023£40k£33k
31/03/2022£7k£10k
31/03/2021£21k£8k

Common questions

Is LUTON UNIT 226 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the unit recorded a deficit of £3,793.29 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reducing unrestricted reserves from £6,843.71 to £3,050.42. The independent examiner's report confirms that no matters have come to their attention regarding the compliance of the accounts with accounting records or the Charities Act. The unit's reserves policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equating to three months of revenue payments, and the year-end reserves of £3,050.42 are stated to be equivalent to three months' expenditure on that basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2012£10kNew IT-Based Training Rooms
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2005£5kRemoval of Asbestos