ACCRINGTON AND DISTRICT UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 521003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACCRINGTON AND DISTRICT SEA CADET UNIT, ACCRINGTON AND DISTRICT UNIT 5 SEA CADET CORPS, ACCRINGTON SEA CADETS, HYNDBURN UNIT 5 SEA CADET CORPS

Nautical youth training for boys and girls aged between 10 yrs and 18 yrs with provision for continuance into adult positions on unit staff & committees. Full training programme based along the lines of Royal Navy customs and adventerous training 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: ACCRINGTON 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 a surplus of £6,290.49 for the financial year ending 31 March 2025, derived from total receipts of £27,159.10 against payments of £20,868.61. The Chairperson's report highlights continued growth and resilience, noting that vital funding was secured to maintain facilities and support training activities. No specific unrestricted reserves figure or reserves policy target is disclosed in the provided text.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Candice Davieschair
• Claire Beswick
• Rawden Kerr
• Rev David Arnold
• STEPHEN HUTCHINSON BEM I.ENG
• Stephen Uttley

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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