Basildon Unit 551 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Basildon Unit 551 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basildon. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Basildon Unit 551 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £37k and spending of £21k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £37k (+233%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Basildon Unit 551 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Emsworth Scout Group (£37k), Iedara Taleem-Un-Nisa UK (£37k) and The Gerrards Cross CE School PTA (£37k).