Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

ST ALBANS UNIT OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

sailing, canoeing, hiking, off-shore sailing, off-shore power, mechanical and electrical engineering, 5-a-s football, ceremonial drill, band, Duke of Award Scheme, people skills, leadership.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£44	£34	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/22		£33	£20	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21	*	£34	£18	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£42	£34	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/19		£49	£48	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£55	£54	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£49	£46	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£53	£50	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£54	£37	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£32	£45	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£31	£21	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£23	£30	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£25	£28	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£23	£32	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£17	£16	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£13	£16	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£20	£17	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£30	£18	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 61 years

www.sea-cadets.org/stalbans/home.aspx

BRIAN@HEWITTCONSULTING.COM

07971780280

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Sports activities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to St. Albans Sea Cadets & Royal Marine Cadets
£5,354	15/11/2019	We would like to buy a road trailer so we can transport our Trinity rowing boat, and a lifesaving defibrillator for the community.
Sport England - Purchase Rowing Boat to start rowing on lake local to Unit
£4,085	29/04/2014	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Purchase Rowing Boat to start rowing on lake local to Unit'. This project is a Rowing project, with a focus ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Purchase Rowing Boat to start rowing on lake local to Unit'. This project is a Rowing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN HEWITT Appointed: 1991

LYNDA BISHOP Appointed: 2014

RICHARD HARVEY Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: KAOTIC ANGEL FOUNDATION,

ROBERT BROWN Appointed: 2014

SARA ALIX JOANNA GREWAL Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/1963, number: 302457

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR12: 5 days late, AR11: 12 days late, AR10: 12 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 349 days late,

Main office

5 BUTTERFIELD LANE
ST. ALBANS
AL1 2HJ

Objectives

The charitable purpose of the Unit (the Purpose) is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical, intellectual and social potential as individuals and as responsible citizens by the provision of education and leisure time activities using a nautical theme and in accordance with the principles, ethos and practices of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC).

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST.ALBANS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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