Reading Sea Cadets

Analysis

Reading Sea Cadets is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reading Sea Cadets reported income of £10k and spending of £9,561, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £50k to £10k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Reading Sea Cadets sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maple Lodge Conservation Society (£10k), College Farm Trust (£10k) and Mullion in Bloom Association (£10k).