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SHEPPEY UNIT 301 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 302838 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T.S KENT, UNIT 301, SEA CADET CORPS

"The Sea Cadets" teach children & young adults a variety of skills modeled on the Navy . Pipe and drill, marksmanship, cook stewardship, handling all manner of boats. Cadets learn to work as a team, building confidence & healthy competitiveness against other units.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £90,268.51, which the trustees report equates to 18 months of revenue payments against a policy target of 6 months. The charity reported a net decrease in cash balance of £10,675.60 for the year, with total receipts of £48,674.05 and total payments of £59,349.65.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Annual Fund/Direct Grant (36% of income)
“ANNUAL FUND/DIRECT GRANT 11,023.46” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months revenue payments (held: £90k)
“The charity trustees’ policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equating to 6 months revenue payments in order to safeguard the Unit’s ongoing activities from any unexpected fluctuations in income” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£59k
31/03/2024£210k£190k
31/03/2023£31k£34k
31/03/2022£68k£42k
31/03/2021£47k£11k

Common questions

Is SHEPPEY UNIT 301 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves amounted to £90,268.51, which the trustees report equates to 18 months of revenue payments against a policy target of 6 months. The charity reported a net decrease in cash balance of £10,675.60 for the year, with total receipts of £48,674.05 and total payments of £59,349.65. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHEPPEY UNIT 301 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEPPEY UNIT 301 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2023£16kInvesting in Spaces and Places
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kInvesting in Spaces and Places