CROYDON UNIT 96 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 302987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TS TERRA NOVA, UNIT 96, SEA CADET CORPS

We are a uniformed organisation, and we teach children from the ages of 10 to 18 all aspects of navy life, from Seamanship, to sailing

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: CROYDON 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 the charity held unrestricted reserves of £16,700 at the end of the financial year, with total cash funds of £56,787. The trustees report that all staff and trustees are volunteers who receive no payments, and the charity operates with a surplus for the period. Risks identified include a shortage of adult volunteers and an unsecured tenancy for shared buildings.

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 3 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Capt Mark Windsor RN
• Christopher Hartwell
• GEOFFREY MICHAEL BERESFORD HARTWELL
• Kim Fitzgerald
• Mervin Sharp · trustee of 1 other charity
• Pauline Habiba Sowemimo · trustee of 2 other charities
• Samuel Kwadwo Okyere

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

Operates in: Croydon

Income and spending

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