Margate Unit 235 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Margate Unit 235 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Margate. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, 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, Margate Unit 235 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £142k and spending of £142k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £142k (+1002%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 474%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Margate Unit 235 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denby Dale Village Hall (£142k), Haden Hill Park (£142k) and Blackmore Village Hall (£142k).