Merton Unit 368 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Merton Unit 368 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merton Unit 368 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £65k and spending of £62k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £38k to £65k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Merton Unit 368 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Cadbury for Public Park (£65k), The Worthys Youth Football Club (£65k) and Old Felixstowe Community Association (Ofca) (£65k).