Gosforth Unit 396 of the Sea Cadet Corps

Analysis

Gosforth Unit 396 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Gosforth Unit 396 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £15k and spending of £8,085, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £8,596 to £15k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gosforth Unit 396 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sholto Vere Hare and George Harry Wickes (£15k), Catcliffe Memorial Hall (£15k) and Women's Institute - Misterton (£15k).