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Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps

RegisteredRegistered charity number 524229West GlamorganAmateur sport and recreation
Income£21k2025-03-31
Spending£36ksame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause53rd pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered1968Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps reported income of £21k and spending of £36k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £21k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Port Talbot Unit 537 of the Sea Cadet Corps sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% 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 The St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground (£21k), Village Hall Loders (£21k) and Driffield and District Skate and BMX Park Limited (£21k).

Income and spending

£0£9,754£20k£29k£39k2021 Income: £39,0152021 Spending: £18,01820212022 Income: £11,5342022 Spending: £14,69620222023 Income: £7,3522023 Spending: £10,38720232024 Income: £28,1942024 Spending: £19,03320242025 Income: £21,4202025 Spending: £36,3462025
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In the charity's own words

Our aim is to give young people the best possible start in life through nautical adventure & fun based on the traditions of the Royal Navy

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CharityLocationIncome
The St Margaretsbury Recreation GroundEssex£21k
Village Hall LodersDorset£21k
Driffield and District Skate and BMX Park LimitedDriffield£21k
Harrisons Recreation Ground and Welfare InstituteWalsall£21k