Blackburn Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Blackburn Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in July 1975, 51 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackburn Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £21k and spending of £15k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,112 to £21k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Blackburn Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% 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 Graham Hall Foundation (£21k), 3rd South West Cheshire (Wolverton) Scout Group (£21k) and Risinghurst Community-Association (£21k).