Rochdale Unit 285 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Rochdale Unit 285 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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 and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Rochdale Unit 285 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £22k and spending of £14k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £22k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Rochdale Unit 285 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caerphilly Workmens Hall (£22k), West Row Village Hall Foundation (£22k) and Clavering Village Hall (£22k).