Boston Unit 602 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Boston Unit 602 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in November 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, 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 2026, Boston Unit 602 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £38k and spending of £42k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,692 to £38k (+925%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 734%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Boston Unit 602 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wearside Bridge Club (£38k), Norton and Cuckney Village Hall (£38k) and Fletching Recreation Ground (£38k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.