Padstow Unit 492 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Padstow Unit 492 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Padstow Unit 492 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £15k to £14k (-8.7%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Padstow Unit 492 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Seaton 5th Workington Scout Group (£14k), St Johns School Association (£14k) and Hereford Unit 180 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£14k).