Chelmsford Unit 74 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Chelmsford Unit 74 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, 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 2025, Chelmsford Unit 74 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £19k and spending of £12k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80k to £19k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chelmsford Unit 74 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 35th Nottingham (Kingswood) Scout Group (£19k), Sawley Community Association (£19k) and Bishopton Community Centre CIO (£19k).