PARKSTONE UNIT 265 OF THE SEA CADETS CORPS

Registered charity 301169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SEA CADETS PARKSTONE UNIT (NO 265)

The aim of the Sea Cadets is to help young people aged between 10 and 18 years towards responsible adulthood, by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct, using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy.

Objects

The charitable purpose of the Unit (the Purpose) is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual 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 & Sea Cadets (MSSC).

Area of benefit: PARKSTONE AND DISTRICT

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to a level equating to months' revenue payments, though the specific number of months is not filled in the template. The unit held cash/bank balances of £23,310.71 at year-end, with total revenue receipts of £27,299.42 against total payments of £29,704.16.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Parkstone Sea Cadets (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Fiona Doddschair
• Deborah Knight
• John Pocknell CO
• Lara Jane Michelle Page
• Tina Davis

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

Operates in: Dorset · Poole

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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