Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Jarrow. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £16k and spending of £24k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £35k to £16k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 798%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jarrow Unit 197 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylesbury Hospital Radio (£16k), The Simon and Suzanne McKenna Charity (£16k) and Frontline Live (£16k).

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.