WORCESTER UNIT 378 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 523208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T.S WORCESTER, UNIT 378, SEA CADET CORPS, WORCESTER SEA CADETS

A uniformed charitable Maritime Youth Organisation providing education/training for people aged 10-18 years. Offering opportunities to learn water based activities, Drill, Piping, Marine Engineering, First Aid, Seamanship, Meteorology, cookery, based around Navy core values . Display skills/talents at competitions, public/ military parades, local fetes and fundraising/community service events

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: WORCESTER 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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£26k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,589 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £18,892 to £16,303. The trustees note that the unit maintains reserves of at least £5,000 to ensure operational continuity. The filing confirms there are no funds materially in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £5000 (reserves figure: £16k)

“We try to keep at least £5000 in reserves as this will keep our unit running for a few months in cadet numbers were to suddenly drop.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 29

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 33
Government income: £2,300 — grants £2,300 (2); 9% of the £24,601 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £300 — grants £300 (1); 2% of the £17,245 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worcester Sea & Royal Marines Cadets (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Dawn Mitchellchair
Emma Butcher
Jonathan Charles Laurence Hunt
Sally Bluck · trustee of 1 other charity
Sharon Chappell
Tony Wass

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£26k
31/03/2024	£25k	£27k
31/03/2023	£17k	£25k
31/03/2022	£22k	£16k
31/03/2021	£29k	£10k

Common questions

Is WORCESTER UNIT 378 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,589 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £18,892 to £16,303. The trustees note that the unit maintains reserves of at least £5,000 to ensure operational continuity. The filing confirms there are no funds materially in deficit.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£6k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCUNTHORPE UNIT 298 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS.

SCUNTHORPE UNIT 298 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £18k
CROYDON UNIT 96 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £66k
SHEFFIELD UNIT 302 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £96k
EXMOUTH UNIT 395 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £29k
SCARBOROUGH UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £103k
NORWICH UNIT NO 257 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS income £33k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORCESTER UNIT 378 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCUNTHORPE UNIT 298 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£18k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROYDON UNIT 96 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£66k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD UNIT 302 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£96k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXMOUTH UNIT 395 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026	£103k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.