2024-03-31-accounts

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date

Charity name: CRAWLEY UNIT 487 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

Charity registration number:305359

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Sea Cadets units were created by communities wanting to give young people instruction on a naval theme. The unit is a member of the Sea Cadet Corps governed by the MSSC —the Marine Society & Sea Cadets. We aim to inspire young people to reach their potential by developing valuable, personal attributes like team working, independence and communication skills through nautical based adventure.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The Sea Cadets are a uniformed youth organisation, providing structured training, activities and personal development to young adults from 9 to 18 years of age.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees had due regard to the commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Crawley Sea Cadets has provide training and development in a structured environment, which is provided via parade nights at the Crawley Unit along with other activities and training such as boating, field craft and sports. Within the current year we have managed to get many cadets boating using both Tilgate Lake and Sea Cadets at Shoreham Harbour. This includes rowing, sailing and powerboating. As well as the boating throughout the Summer Crawley Sea Cadets has taken responsibility for a Adventure Training Centre which has been utilised for walking, mountain biking and by the Royal Marine Cadets and Junior Sea Cadets. As well as the cadets gaining new skills and qualifications staff have also managed to develop themselves by attending courses which has in turn benefitted the cadet experience at Crawley. We have also seen the closure of Horsham Sea Cadets and they in turn merged their staff and cadets with Crawley which increased our cadet numbers and staff. Crawley Sea Cadets has improved and grown over this financial period which will continue to do so over the coming years.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end of the financial period 31 Mar 2024, the Charity held cash £70,447. This is sufficient for the running costs of the Unit. The surplus at the end of the period was £27,763. There is £15K that have been set aside for back rent and other maintenance costs required to maintain the hall for the prescribed maintenance work to ensure that it is up to the relevant health and safety standards.

Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	There is not currently a reserves policy
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	There is £70,447 of reserves of which £15,000 have been set aside for back rent and other maintenance work that is required on the centre.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	The charity was profitable and has sufficient cash to meet upcoming liabilities and therefore there is no uncertainty about the charity continuing as a going concern. The accounts have had an independent audit and no going concern issues were flagged.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Crawley Sea Cadets forms part of a wider Charitable Organisation, which is known as the MSCC which holds a Royal Charter with Her Majestybeingthepatron
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees must be nominated by two other trustees and voted in at the Annual General Meeting.

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	CRAWLEY UNIT 487 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS
Other name the charity uses	N/a
Registered charity number	305359
Charity’s principal address	Sea Cadet Corps (Crawley) Longmere Rd Crawley RH10 8ND

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Paul Chapman	Capt(SCC)	Sea Cadets
Ben Davies	Chairman	Elected at AGM
Natasha Heather	Vice-Chair	Elected at AGM
LucyPoleykett	Treasurer	Elected at AGM

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Ben Davies ~~=~~ Full name(s) Ben Davies Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 17/01/2025

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Section A Receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Restricted	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		4	4,096	-	-	-	4,096	4,293
Grants		-	-	5,000		-	5,000	-
Subscriptions		10	10,625	-	-	-	10,625	8,060
Bar Income		3	3,678	-	-	-	3,678	2,379
Other Income		39	39,125	-	-	-	39,125	24,008
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	57,524 (Gross income for AR)	57,524	5,000		-	62,524	38,740

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
		-	-	-	-	-	-
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*Sub total*		-	-	-	-	-	-	-

**Total receipts **		57	57,524	5,000		-	62,524	38,740
A3 Payments
Cadet costs		5,911	5,911	-	-	-	5,911	7,034
Bar costs		2,291	2,291	-	-	-	2,291	3,456
Overheads		19,839	19,839	6,720		-	26,559	17,531
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**Sub total **		28,041	28,041	6,720		-	34,761	28,021
*Sub total* *Total payments* A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	- - - - - - - - - - - - - 28,041 6,720 - 34,761 28,021 ~~——=———~~
**Net of receipts/(payments) **		29	29,483	- 1,720		-	27,763	10,719
A5 Transfers between funds		- 1,720	- 1,720	1,720		-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end		42	42,684	-	-	-	42,684	31,965
**Cash funds this year end **		70,447	70,447	-	-	-	70,447	42,684

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Cash at bank Details Details Details Details Back rent Signature #VALUE! *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 70,447 - - - - - 70,447 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - 15,000 - - - - Print Name Ben Davies Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
#VALUE!	Ben Davies	1/17/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of	Charity Name CRAWLEY UNIT 487 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS	CRAWLEY UNIT 487 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS	CRAWLEY UNIT 487 OF THE SEA CADET CORPS

On accounts for the year	31/03/2024	31/03/2024	Charity no	305359
ended			(if any)

Set out on pages	Above
		(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)		(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
	I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
	charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31.03.2024.
Responsibilities and	As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report	accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011	accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
	(“the Act”).	(“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 14/01/2025

Signed: Name: Louise Meadows FCA Relevant professional Chartered Accountant, ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any):

Oct 2018

IER

Address: 14 London Road, Buntingford, Herts, SG9 9JN

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .