Bedford Unit No 29 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Bedford Unit No 29 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in July 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bedford Unit No 29 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £13k and spending of £8,433, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33k to £13k (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bedford Unit No 29 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Ascot (All Saints) Scout Group (£13k), Woolhope Parish Hall (£13k) and James Reckitt Memorial Trust (£13k).