SCUNTHORPE UNIT 298 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 521983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NUMBER 298 UNIT SEA CADET CORPS, SCUNTHORPE SEA CADETS, T.S ARIADNE

We are a Youth Education Charity. we support young people aged 10-18 with life skills, education, leisure, activities, fun and Adventure. We also support BTech National Diplomas, RYA, British Rowing, British Canoeing and many more. We are a Uniformed organisation following the styles and ideologies of the Royal Navy teaching Teamwork, Leadership, Personal Care, First Aid and so much more

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: BOROUGH OF SCUNTHORPE

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the unit held unrestricted reserves of £13,004.58 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of revenue payments. The document notes that designated funds of £12,000.00 are held for fixed assets and future projects, leaving the remaining unrestricted balance to cover operational fluctuations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Insurance Claim (46% of income)
“OTHER REVENUE RECEIPTS Insurance Claim £17,028.09” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 months revenue payments (held: £13k)
“The charity trustees’ policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level 3 months revenue payments in order to safeguard the Unit's ongoing activities from any unexpected fluctuations in” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£39k
31/03/2024£118k£118k
31/03/2023£11k£21k
31/03/2022£40k£29k
31/03/2021£16k£8k

Common questions

Is SCUNTHORPE UNIT 298 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the unit held unrestricted reserves of £13,004.58 at year-end, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of revenue payments. The document notes that designated funds of £12,000.00 are held for fixed assets and future projects, leaving the remaining unrestricted balance to cover operational fluctuations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/06/2010£8kWatersports development
The National Lottery Community Fund29/05/2007£4kCadet Sailing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2006£2kClass room refurnishment/ Training aids
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2005£2kSafety Boat