Kettering Unit 199 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Kettering Unit 199 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northants. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kettering Unit 199 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £26k and spending of £26k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £34k to £26k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1311%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Kettering Unit 199 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Kirkham and Wesham Scout Group (£26k), Harry Bennett Foundation (£26k) and 1st Shaw Scout Group (£26k).