Skelmersdale & West Lancs District Unit 601 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Skelmersdale & West Lancs District Unit 601 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Skelmersdale. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Skelmersdale & West Lancs District Unit 601 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £12k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 443%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Skelmersdale & West Lancs District Unit 601 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Elphin's Community Centre Association (£12k), Stapehill Village Hall (£12k) and Samlesbury Young Farmers Club (£12k).