SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 303228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARSHALTON AND WALLINGTON SEA CADET CORPS UNIT NO 70, SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) SEA CADET CORPS, T S PUMA

The Sea Cadet Corps is a nationwide voluntary uniformed youth organisation, open to all young people aged 12 to 18, Marine Cadets for young people aged 13 to 18 and with Junior Sections open to those of 10 to 12 years of age.The remit of the Sea Cadets is to provide fun, friendship, adventure and learning new skills based on waterborne and land based activities.

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: CARSHALTON AND WALLINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Sutton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £12,448, an increase from the previous year's £6,079, driven by a net income of £6,369. The trustees report that finances remain strong with fixed costs under control and 100% compliance with management assurance standards. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 18

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey · Sutton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£50k£43k
31/03/2024£30k£38k
31/03/2023£35k£41k
31/03/2022£26k£28k
31/03/2021£26k£23k

Common questions

Is SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £12,448, an increase from the previous year's £6,079, driven by a net income of £6,369. The trustees report that finances remain strong with fixed costs under control and 100% compliance with management assurance standards. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ASDA FOUNDATION1£25k
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCARBOROUGH UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUTTON (LONDON BOROUGH) UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS£50k—0unclear—no doubt
SCARBOROUGH UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£103k——unclear—no doubt
SHIRLEY AND DISTRICT UNIT NO 481 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£74k——below—no doubt
RHONDDA UNIT 485 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£26k—0above—no doubt
HEBBURN UNIT 176 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£54k——unclear—no doubt
GLASTONBURY & STREET UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£31k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.