DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 508965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT SEA CADET CORPS - UNIT 104

The Sea Cadet Movement is a youth organisation for boys & girls between the ages of 10-18

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: DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT

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

Latest income
£71k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £3,293.05, which the trustees calculated as 3.8 months of unrestricted expenditure against a policy target of three months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £70,791.72 and total expenditure of £72,406.13, resulting in a closing balance of £4,010.55.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £3k)
“The committee is agreed that we should aim to hold at least 3 months unrestricted funds.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dewsbury & District Sea Cadet Corps (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
01/04/2026£71k£72k
01/04/2025£7k£14k
01/04/2024£6k£325k
01/04/2023£332k£26k
01/04/2022£33k£12k

Common questions

Is DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £3,293.05, which the trustees calculated as 3.8 months of unrestricted expenditure against a policy target of three months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £70,791.72 and total expenditure of £72,406.13, resulting in a closing balance of £4,010.55.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England21/08/2018£10kRS ZEST – New Generation of Sailing
Sport England24/02/2017£10kPowerboat Safety Craft