Tunbridge Wells Unit 340 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Tunbridge Wells Unit 340 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tunbridge Wells Unit 340 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £147k and spending of £209k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £147k (+344%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 280%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Tunbridge Wells Unit 340 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Petersham and Ham Sea Scout Group (£147k), Leek Town Juniors Football Club (£147k) and Shipston Sports Club Ltd (£147k).