Norwich Unit No 257 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Norwich Unit No 257 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in January 1986, 40 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 2025, Norwich Unit No 257 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £33k and spending of £12k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,508 to £33k (+411%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 255%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Norwich Unit No 257 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishersgate Flyers Football Club (£33k), 2nd Bramhall Boy Scout Group (£33k) and Netball Development Trust (£33k).