GRAVESEND UNIT 159 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Charity number: 302755
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Affiliated to the Charity The Marine Society and Sea Cadets we provide young people between 10 and 18 a wide range of training and activities based on the ethos and traditions of the Royal Navy. Sea Cadets provide valuable training in life skills such as teamwork, self-respect and social responsibility.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £26,909
Total expenditure: £23,147

People

10 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 December 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GRAVESEND SEA CADETS (Working name)
  • T S LENNOX (Working name)
  • GRAVESEND AND DISTRICT SEA CADET CORPS UNIT NO 159 (Previous name)
  • UNIT 159, SEA CADET CORPS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark James Hannon Chair 14 September 2023
None on record
Triona Chapman Trustee 25 October 2023
BLIGH FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Received: On time
James Anthony Scutts Trustee 22 October 2020
None on record
Chimwemwe Ajassi Trustee 26 April 2017
None on record
rosemary dymond Trustee 10 June 2016
THE MEADOW ROOM
Charity reporting is overdue by 694 days
THE NEW COLLEGE OF COBHAM
Received: 76 days late
ROCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS CHARITY
Received: On time
KENT GARDENS TRUST
Received: On time
COBHAM HALL HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
THE WEST KENT DOWNS COUNTRYSIDE TRUST
Received: On time
THE FRIENDS OF KENT CHURCHES
Received: On time
ANDREW NAILOR Trustee 10 February 2014
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, MILTON-NEXT-GRAVESEND
Received: On time
Brenda Mackley Trustee 10 February 2014
None on record
IAN MAX DUNKLEY Trustee
None on record
Alan Michael Ridgers Trustee
None on record
MICHAEL WENBAN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £46.22k £32.00k £30.72k £25.97k £26.91k
Total expenditure £33.14k £34.76k £34.39k £23.68k £23.15k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.19k £10.67k £3.39k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 05 February 2024 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 07 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SEA CADET REGULATIONS

Charitable objects

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).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GRAVESEND AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
47 The Fairway
The Fairway
Gravesend
Kent
DA11 7LN
Phone:
01474 334019
Email:
chairman@gravesendseacadets.co.uk
Website:

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