NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS UNIT 254 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 521260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS SCC, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS SEA CADETS, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS UNIT 254 SEA CADET CORPS, T.S WARSPITE, UNIT 254 SEA CADET CORPS

Sailing, Canoeing, Cooking, Map Reading, Rope work, Engineering, Shooting, Expedition, Duke of Edinburgh Award "D of E", camping out and much more all based around the traditions of the Royal Navy.

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: NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS 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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St. Helens, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the unit reported a net revenue deficit of £2,828.42 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in cash and bank balances from £19,771.75 to £16,181.36. The trustees' report notes that the year was challenging due to higher running costs and less success in grant applications, although the unit remains operational with a positive accumulated fund of £195,930.91.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/02/2024, 6 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT ANTHONY SHELTONchair
• Andrea Molyneux-Winrow
• Barry Winrow
• DAVID CHARLES UNSWORTH
• Debbie Thomas
• Gareth Ratcliffe
• Gary Winstanley
• JANET LYNN SHELTON
• JOAN UNSWORTH
• JOHN PAUL UNSWORTH
• Jo Monaghan

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

Operates in: St Helens

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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