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Beckenham and Penge Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps

RegisteredRegistered charity number 302943KentEducation and training
Income£20k2025-03-31
Spending£13ksame year
Spent / received81%5-year average
Size in its cause53rd pctEducation and training
Registered1964Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Beckenham and Penge Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beckenham and Penge Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £20k and spending of £13k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £20k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Beckenham and Penge Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Bo Boys Association ( UK ) (£20k), Scarisbrick Hall School Pfa (£20k) and The Friends of Lancaster Royal Grammar School (£20k).

Income and spending

£0£9,747£19k£29k£39k2021 Income: £22,9202021 Spending: £9,91420212022 Income: £12,4622022 Spending: £3,11820222023 Income: £13,0812023 Spending: £19,95720232024 Income: £35,7922024 Spending: £38,98620242025 Income: £20,3762025 Spending: £13,1772025
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In the charity's own words

To promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC)

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CharityLocationIncome
Old Bo Boys Association ( UK )London£20k
Scarisbrick Hall School PfaOrmskirk£20k
The Friends of Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster£20k
Christ Church Church of England Jmi School Parent Teacher AssociationHertfordshire£20k