Sheppey Unit 301 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Sheppey Unit 301 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheerness. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sheppey Unit 301 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £49k and spending of £59k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £47k to £49k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 578%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sheppey Unit 301 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rossington Miners' Welfare Scheme (£49k), 1st Billingshurst Group Scouts (£49k) and Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club (£49k).