Bolton Unit 46 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Bolton Unit 46 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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, Bolton Unit 46 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £67k and spending of £63k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,556 to £67k (+1781%), an average of +108% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 729%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bolton Unit 46 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hykeham Sailing Club (£67k), Prestbury Village Hall (£67k) and Batley Young Peoples Club (£67k).