WORKSOP UNIT 422 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 522331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T.S BENTINCK, UNIT 422, SEA CADET CORPS

RYA Power & Sail, First Aid, Shooting, Canoing, Cook stewards, Comms, Writer/Stores, ET, plus many other 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: WORKSOP AND DISTRICT.

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

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

Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £1,720 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to significant investments in unit maintenance and equipment alongside frozen cadet subscriptions. Despite this deficit, the charity holds £33,352 in unrestricted cash funds and maintains a reserves policy targeting 12 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet expected large expenditures and continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months operating expenditure (held: £33k)
“Cash reserves equal to at least 12 months operating expenditure is retained within a designated reserve for use in the event of unit closure or national emergency to ensure that the charity can continue to maintain the property and equipment.” — page 10
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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£44k£46k
31/03/2024£30k£32k
31/03/2023£20k£22k
31/03/2022£13k£14k
31/03/2021£25k£15k

Common questions

Is WORKSOP UNIT 422 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £1,720 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to significant investments in unit maintenance and equipment alongside frozen cadet subscriptions. Despite this deficit, the charity holds £33,352 in unrestricted cash funds and maintains a reserves policy targeting 12 months of operating expenditure. The trustees confirm that resources are sufficient to meet expected large expenditures and continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.