The Folkestone and Hythe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

The Folkestone and Hythe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Folkestone and Hythe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £23k and spending of £23k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £46k to £23k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Folkestone and Hythe Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wrenbury Recreation Ground (£23k), Sennen Community Association (£23k) and London Young Stars Elite (£23k).