TENBY UNIT 453 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Registered charity 524451 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as T.S TENBY, TENBY SEA CADET UNIT, UNIT 453, SEA CADET CORPS

To give young people the best possible start in life through nautical adventure & fun, based on 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: TENBY 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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Pembrokeshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £14,723 for the year, with total receipts of £49,034 against payments of £58,732. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves to ensure the Unit can run for at least 6 months without additional income, holding £4,237 in unrestricted funds at year-end. However, the trustees identify an ongoing significant risk to the charity's operation regarding its current building lease discussions with Pembrokeshire County Council.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £4k)
“The Charity holds sufficient reserves and has enough funds set aside to ensure that the Unit can run for at least 6 months without any additional monies coming forward.” — page 4
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.

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: 17
  • Government income: £204 — grants £204 (1); under 1% of the £49,034 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £26,589 — grants £26,589 (2); 53% of the £50,423 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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: Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£49k£59k
31/03/2024£50k£48k
31/03/2023£47k£52k
31/03/2022£33k£39k
31/03/2021£58k£41k

Common questions

Is TENBY UNIT 453 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £14,723 for the year, with total receipts of £49,034 against payments of £58,732. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves to ensure the Unit can run for at least 6 months without additional income, holding £4,237 in unrestricted funds at year-end. However, the trustees identify an ongoing significant risk to the charity's operation regarding its current building lease discussions with Pembrokeshire County Council. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TENBY UNIT 453 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TENBY UNIT 453 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2020£4kCovid-19 - Adapt and Overcome
UK government02/10/2020£10kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/11/2008£5kNew showers & refurbish male & female toilets

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HINCKLEY UNIT 401 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TENBY UNIT 453 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS£49k—0above—no doubt
HINCKLEY UNIT 401 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025£31k—0unclear—no doubt
FELIXSTOWE UNIT 478 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBERLEY UNIT 477 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025£32k—0above104.4%no doubt
MILFORD HAVEN UNIT 564 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2025£96k—0above—no doubt
FILEY UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS FY2026£86k——unclear—no doubt

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