MSSC MARWE socieTY& SEA CADETS ITrE REPORT & ACCOUNTS For the year ended 31 March 2023 Admlral of thè Sea Cadet Corps: Her Roy81 Highness The ￿1n￿SS Royal President.. Admiral Sir Phllip Jones GCB DL IngSocl&ty &&ac4￿1&￿￿￿rItyl￿1stw8￿1 ￿￿91p$st￿lsa￿lnk9llJ￿sCCYJ7 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Ovèrview Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a charity that helps launch young people for life and supports aspiring and serving seafarers lo realise their potential. With a clear aim to be the leading maritime charity for youth developmènt and lifelong learning. MSSC is commrtted lo investing in and supporting all of our beneficiaries so they ¢an achieve their potential whatever path they choose. Our vision for Sea Cadets: 'Everyyounq person launched lor life" We seek lo achieve this by: Inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventur8 guided by the customs and tradrtions of today's Royal Navy. Our vision for Marln8 Soclety: "Every cuirent and futuie sedfarer and manlime profgssion81 skilled for life" We seek lo achieve this by.. Enabling current and future seafarers to realise their potential through leaming and career development. We know that our work has a transformational impact on both individuals and the communities they live and work in, positlV61y affecting their life Chances and benefiting their communities and society as a whole. The pandemic brought our work into Sharp focus. requiring us lo respond rapidly to changing needs and to be highly agile in our delivery, moving almost everything online without a pause. Two years on from th8 launch of our R8generation Plan, designed to revive our activities after the pandemic, we have gone far beyond getting 'back to normal,. Thanks to incrediblé delivery by our amazing volunteers, swelled by the many new volunteers that have joined us over the period, our sea cadets are back lo enjoying the vast range of activities offered through the full Sea Cadets Experience, while our outreach programmes hav8 8ngaged more young people than ever. At the same time, we have continued to develop our lifelong learning and support for seafarers and maritime professionals. including an expanded range of appr8nticeships, thanks to our new partnership with UK Sailing Academy. Alongside d&livery of new equipment and facilities we havè invested heavily In digital transfomiation. For Sea Cadets, this means a fantastic platform supporting in-person delivery to our young people, with hybrid learning for our volunteers and online booking and consent for cadet courses. For seafarers, a further leap forward in our Learn@Sea and Leam@Shore apps means our digital offer malches many of the best in maritime education loo. And for the charity as a whole, new online finance and case management systems now deliver greater effectiveness. The Regeneration Plan's blended approach has given us even more ways to engage cadets, seafarers and volunteers, allowing u5 to be much more flexible in the way we can provide learning, training and support. From April 2023, our new Future Ready five-year slralegy will build on the work ofthe past two years, to meet the growing demand for what we provide and ensure we remain relevant in this rapidly evolving digital age. Page 2 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Our values and culture We are driven by what we do and the impact we have. We are proud of our work, approaching it with positivity, enthusiasm and urgency as we seek to deliver more inspiring futures. Guided by the views of volunteers, cadets and employees, we have updated the way we define our six core values- to emphasise the importance of inclusion, inspire loyalty lo the organisation, and redouble our commitment lo doing our best. MSSC values Sea Cadet values Respect: Wo are inclusive. considerate and professional. Respect: To indusivo. a[￿r￿late others aTrJ corEMJerate of all. Loyalty: Wo put our baneficiaries first and pull together to achiev8 our shared goals. Loyalty: To be faithful io thoso who value arKI sut¥Jort rne. Self-dlsclpllno: We are focused and structured in our work ' to achieve the best possible outcomes. Self-dlsclpllna: To do my test arKI do what I must. Commltment: To do what I say I will. Commltment: We are committed io the charity's goals and to work creatively to find solutions. Honesty & Integrity.. To tell the truih a￿1 ￿ a gcc(I wson. Honesty & Integrity: We are open, honest and treat everyone falrly. Courage: To (k) what I krw)w is right. Courage: We do what we know is right and supporr others to do the same. Page 3 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 OUR STRATEGIC REGENERATION PLAN to 2023 Thanks lo the successfvl implemenlalion of our ￿0-year Regeneration Plan, Marine Society and Sea Cadets has proved immensely resilient to the challenges of Covid-19 The Regeneration Plan has not only guided our return to a full programme of acb'vities as swiftly and safely as possible. but il also helped Lts adapt to changing ways of working and thrive in adversity. And while the uncertainly of the pandemic could have diminished our offer, the consist8ncy and quality of what we were able to provide for our beneficiaries showed that we have never been so relevant or needed. CuiiLludiiiy iii m￿lUtI 2023, 111¥ R¥yeii¥idliuii Pldll Ii¢l¥ ¥fTibr41ued Six catalys15 for change that were developed during the pandemic to create a foundation for fvture growth.. outh£entred:-puttinwuryoung people&v18￿an{knRed5 ablhuentr&oEouDthinkillgand action so that we best equip thèm lor the world ahead. Empowered volunteorlng: providing effective and enabling support, encouragement and flexibility to equip our volunteers lo maximise theireffecl. Collaboratlve worklng: a one team approach al all levels enabllng us to deliver with speed and agility against our common go818. Developlng a new blended approach: driving digital transformation whilst retsining the value of in-person working, including a hands-on Sea Cadets experience for young people, 8eeomlng totally In¢luslvg.' building on our open culture lo drive even greater inclusivity for all and further corblribuling lo the communities in which weoperale. Maintalnlng our marltlme focus: ensuring we continu8 10 Serve the maritime sector, with Sea Cadets focussed on the customs and traditions of today's Royal Navy. For 2022123 we sel a rsumber of clear Regeneration objectives under seven strategic Areas of Focus, against which we note our progress opposite. The year also marked a number ol major milestones.. Cadets and volunteers participated in many Platinum Jubilee communrty events across the UK, marking the 70-year reign of our late monarch and patron Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth11. These celebrations were contrasted with playing our part in the luneral and remembrance of Her Majesty after her passing on 8 September 2022. Our Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps formally opened Port Edgar Boat Station, participated in the Northern Area cadet forum, sailed with cadets on the Sea Cadets flagship TS Royalist and was the inspecting officer at Sea Cadets Northern Ireland 801h Anniversary parade. We hosted our biggest ever Cadet Conference, where 200 cadets helped finalise our new fivè- year strategy (see p91. and returned to a full round of fac8-to-face volunteer conferences. We opened 21 new Junior Sea Cadets section$ across the UK and secured funding from DCMS Youth Investment Fund to help reduce our growing wailing lists by opening 58 new senior sections by March 2025. We secured the balance of funding and began development of a new Midlands residential boat station in Birmingham, invested in creating new training facilities in Kent and Merseyside and distributed £1,027K in grants to units towards facility upgrades. We engaged 1,384 hard-to-reach young people in our On The Water summer programnie in Birmingham, Liverpool and East London, and a further 1 $,679 pupils in STEM school engagement workshops across the UK via our Marine Engineering programme. We entered an exciting new partnership for delivering maritime apprenticeships with UK Sailing Academy and produced three new Learn@Sea courses in communications. safety and engineering. Page 4 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 1. YOUTH Reiurr)IrNJ to offer lull range ol ctsi ￿livi11eS Oellverry J i*w Roya Marines Cacleis solabus - Reiniioducing s(xne Intefnatior*l aciwilies (20231 rf lrtreasiro Ixjke ol Edinburgh ccwrs8s by 15% DelbverirYJ ￿ hwFS b0atirYJ18ver￿è) w cadet Giviro mrxe cadeis a VO￿ wilh If￿￿asL¥l dist1￿1 forums - Delivering a'wellt*ing & iesiherre. course lor cadels naiKJna1ty ProvithrMJ practE41 eaieers sup￿1 Dev&loyiKJ èl Str4iegy Iv ¥el*cl I1￿ m(*Jern RN tti cddet JLlivili¥s S. COMMUNITY Ai ￿as1 50 Sea C&ts units pl¥1￿1patirQ ￿ G￿en,$ Flatii)um propcis ¢ ayiro our pari In ihe naii(x)a and kxal Qwi's HatiThJm Jubi￿ celebratL)ns rf IssuiryJ PlatnJm Jutx* rwlals arKI cefliheates rf 6. MARINE SOCIETY L.5tJblishirig iwo Inaiiiinw ieciutiment ssessn)eiii ceiiiros - I￿$v￿¢r￿a IxJ¢reach cwrses 10 50 b&rners114-191 IXivL4optr)9 11)ree nvw Learri(OSea upskilliiig L()uises Esiablisl) a LafoLJ¥S biKkJe f(Y Clxlels seek¢i)g io txJress iiilo muiil1iT￿ seciL¥ - FiJritr*r (knVebpi1￿ our Coniiy propci 2. VOLUNTEERS SuppK)rling return ol lull delwy ol the Sea Cac*t Experience Haf1￿1￿ blended leainiw dewing any vdunieer tralnirKJ ba¢kkyJs - Iiiir￿lUc￿1g m019 external accredi1aiio￿ for vol¢Mieei irainirYJ X Oriwn9 Ilex*)￿ vc4unteering 7. ENABLERS Commiltlw IQ Lonstructty) ol J major rwi t(Jat slai1￿ ￿n Midl8iids tklivoring Improvemenis to r￿1(Mi81 trainfii￿ veNe eppxjilunititrs ¥ comp￿lIr￿j a tran¥Fxyi revw4 X nniro developmei)i ol sh¢x)iing hubs Lk14VWilU (M) secur¢d I1)veslrv￿1t In txiaiii equipn*nt rf Conrinuing to roll (yJt dwersity Inclusicn F4on8 C*vek)png 8n environmenlal siiit89y GrowirvJ furKJr81￿ng deveknpirvj C￿n￿lnical1OnS 3. GROWTH SupF4>rtiro unll wegenwatKJn pL8rns Oeliv8rirMJ 1,200 wtieaeh oppwtunllles Vk? oul 'On ihe Watei. prfyJramm 0$￿171￿ a luillv 20 new Jun￿ SeCiK)rs 8nd rgluii)INJ lo April 2020 c￿1 mrnl*rs D￿e[oPr￿a e siraiegy for luture ￿0W{￿ - 4. OIGITAL Ddiverlng (￿11￿ course ptyn*ni and eXp￿￿e systems Rollng out ¢lJf VOIL￿teer p￿181 Deliverir)g J cas& inanL%Jen*iii sysigm IL¥ vojunte suppL¥I and saleguordirYJ Deliveriro thgita volunteer onlThrth'w UFgvadirKJ Marine sc¢￿lY th9ltal sysiems X KEY Achw￿l In prog¥ess Noi achwed/defwr8d THEORIES OF CHANGE During the year we have also developed theories of change {shown overleafj to give a clear picture of the journey a young person or a seafarer goes on with us, and how our interventions build to deliver immediate and enduring positive impact. This helps lo ensure that the charity offers a consistent and conscious outcome to all beneficiaries and that we always meet our charitable objectives, rnaking a positive, life-enhancing differen￿. Page 5 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 March 2023 OUR THEORY OF CHANGE FOR SEA CADETS The chart below helps to show how we deliver impact for young people through the Sea Cadets Experience lopposile). It means we can explain more clearly why we offer what we do through the Sea Cadets Experience and how we achieve positive outcomes for young people. 1¥4y¥J Ovtyj Tol41rt14 Srooly TIIwx¥ otCbL¥W mt th•Tfwyoi Clw SEA CADETS n•liMll•: olaehthial Wtix¥rn¥ Page 6 MSSC REPORT OF THE COUNCIL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 THE SEA CADETS EXPERIENCE The Se8 C8L*ts EXF¢f￿r￿ S￿ theoctmty cffj offer to youNJ wAè. It off&8 8 pathwty fty th￿ to fdow as li tharts thw'r FYoJre55. ktsntlfylng It￿ number of hcjjrs of (xyjrses to atteTrJ wl*st irair￿￿ to wo3res8 thr(xoh tlwr sea cadet career. throughout cK¥ Sea Cadots Values the c(xe of vknat we do and h￿pkng t1￿ to Ihj thar coJse kn1Sf& tlywh us. 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