BIGGLESWADE UNIT 36 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 300005 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIGGLESWADE SEA CADETS, T.S DUCHESS, UNIT 36, SEA CADET CORPS

The Sea Cadets Corps is a uniformed youth development organisation with a nautical theme that uses experiential adventure in an informal setting to enable young people, both male and female, from 10 to 18 years old to gain skills for life such as: communication, strategy, forethought, good listening skills, discipline and team work whilst having 'serious fun.'

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the unit has secured grant funding to complete essential building repairs, including painting and roof repairs, to ensure the facility is watertight. Per the chairman's report, the unit is currently running on the barest minimum of committee numbers and struggles to hold effective meetings due to a lack of volunteers. The document notes that office hire income nearly covers outgoings but additional regular hires are needed to cover utilities, insurance, and bus costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£36k
31/03/2024£32k£30k
31/03/2023£16k£8k
31/03/2022£24k£17k
31/03/2021£48k£30k

Common questions

Is BIGGLESWADE UNIT 36 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the unit has secured grant funding to complete essential building repairs, including painting and roof repairs, to ensure the facility is watertight. Per the chairman's report, the unit is currently running on the barest minimum of committee numbers and struggles to hold effective meetings due to a lack of volunteers. The document notes that office hire income nearly covers outgoings but additional regular hires are needed to cover utilities, insurance, and bus costs.

Who funds BIGGLESWADE UNIT 36 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIGGLESWADE UNIT 36 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS as a grant recipient include MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/12/2016£5kSafety boat