||**THE SEA CADETS**
**ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT* FOR THE UNIT**
**RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March**|**THE SEA CADETS**
**ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT* FOR THE UNIT**
**RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March**|**THE SEA CADETS**
**ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT* FOR THE UNIT**
**RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March**|**THE SEA CADETS**
**ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT* FOR THE UNIT**
**RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 March**|Form
SCC A3 (R&P)
Apr-19| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||(*Units in Scotland: This Statement’s form and content and its scrutiny are governed by Regulations – SSI 2006/218)
Copy to be uploaded onto Westminster and Volunteer & Business Support Manager at Area Office to be notified by 1 November||||| ||**Unit**
**Name:**
Stratford Sea Cadets|||**Charity No**:
50814|| ||Unit address (or address for correspondence):-||||| ||House name:||The Recreation Ground||| ||Street and No:||Swans Nest Lane||| ||Area or Estate||||| ||Town/City:||Stratford uon Avon||| ||County||Warwickshire||| ||Post Code:||CV37 7LS||| ||Unit Management Team members (the ‘charity trustees’) at date of signing Report:-||||| |||Chris Wheeler|John Davies||| |||Simon Hill|Huw Howells||| |||Roger Edmunds|||| |||Matt Francis|||| |||James Stanley|||| |||Sarah Browning|||| ||Names of any other persons who were charity trustees of the Unit at any time in the financial year:-||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||Name of any person who is now (or was, in the financial year) a ‘trustee for the charity’ - i.e., holding or in possession of any assets belonging to
the Unit (includes custodians, nominees &c)_[not_
_: Scotland]_:-||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Nature and date of the Unit’s constitution (governing document):-**Governed by**Sea Cadet Standard Constitution**||||| ||**The method(s) adopted for recruiting new trustees, and how trustees are elected or otherwise appointed (and by whom) in**
**accordance with the Unit’s constitution, are as follows:-**||||| ||_Unit Management Team (UMT) members are elected annually at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). UMT members are elected from the_
_membership of the Sea Cadet Unit which is drawn loosely as being those with an interest in the unit. In the event of a vacancy arising during the_
_year (known as a casual vacancy), The UMT have the power to appoint a new UMT member. The UMT member appointed will serve until the_
_date of the next AGM, after which the post will be filled by election._||||| ||**The Unit’s charitable purpose(s) as set out in its constitution 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).||||| ||**The Unit’s main activities and achievements in the financial year were:-**||||| ||We have closed the year with a total of 44 senior and 7 junior cadets, and due to the maximum number we can have at the unit we
presently have a waiting list.
We held the District Trafalgar Parade on 15th October 2023 with approx 220 attendees including Lord Lieutenant, Mayor of
Stratford and Council Leader. We also participated in the Arms Forces Day and Remembrance Parade. We have done
exceptionally well in competitions, with juniors reaching the Area Level of the rowing competition. Five of the cadets won at District
and Area and went onto National for the Drill Competition. Our team was also entered into the Colour Party Routine and came 5th
out of 100 plus units within the UK.
We are renewing our fundraising efforts and have received a £5,000 grant for new IT equipment, of which 10 laptops were
purchased and are kept at the unit for cadets and staff to use.
Staff and Cadets are encouraged to participate in the courses available and gained qualifications in Marine Engineering, First Aid,
Rowing, Paddlesports, Power Boating, Offshore Sailing and Meteorology.||||| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Public Benefit
The UMT continue to give due regard to the public benefit provided by the Unit in relation to the charitable purpose of the Sea Cadet movement as
set out in the activities and achievements as outlined above. The aim is to promote the development of young people in achieving their physical,
intellectual and social potential as individuals and responsible citizens in a safe environment. In order to achieve this the Unit takes young people
from all backgrounds, including where possible those with disabilities and develops their skills and abilities by:
• Regular and structured activities with a nautical theme.
• Allowing young people to take part in activities connected with the wider Sea Cadet movement such
as waterborne activities, events and competitions at district, area and national levels.
• Availability of formal educational achievements whilst taking courses to earn badges and promotions
Contributions are kept low in order to ensure all those who wish to take part in the activities of the Unit may do so.
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Reserves
The charity trustees’ policy aims to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level equating to 12 months
revenue payments in order to safeguard the Unit’s ongoing activities from any unexpected fluctuations in income
Year-end reserves amounted to £6,000.00 12 months’ on that basis.
for future projects to be carried out, £12,000 for the purchase of a new Galley within the
The Unit holds £35,000.00 next 6/8 months, £15,000 towards purchase of new vehicle in next 12/18 months, £8,000
towards new boats/canoes in the next 12/24 months.
Date signed as authorised by the Unit’s Management Team: 30/09/2024
Sarah Browning Unit Treasurer
Chris Wheeler Unit Chairman
Rebecca Davies Independent Examiner
Note: The statutory audit or independent examination report on this Statement of Account must be attached.
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## **Stratford-upon-Avon Sea Cadets Accounts YTD as at Mar 2024** |**Profit & Loss**|||**Balance Sheet**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Income**|**2022-23**|**2023-24**||| ||||**Bank accounts**|| |Other donations|**3,976.28**|**3,845.03**|Community|8,850.74| |Cadet contributions|**7,228.00**|**8,855.94**||| |Galley|**858.12**|**911.04**|Reserve|31,118.62| |Fund raising income|**277.35**|**1,600.23**|Contingency Fund|1,500.00| |MSSC|**256.90**|**719.00**||| |Misc income|**102.88**|**0.00**|Cash in hand|87.93| |Grants|**0.00**|**5,000.00**||41,557.29| |Uniform|**870.50**|**0.00**||| |Bank interest|**192.63**|**675.90**||| |Revenue|**120.00**|**4,376.00**||| |Gift aid|**0.00**|**2,496.78**||| |Sale of Assets|**0.00**|**0.00**||| |**Total income**|**13,882.66**|**28,479.92**||| |||||**41,557.29**| |**Expenditure**||||| |Galley|**1,060.60**|**404.01**|**Representing:-**|| |Fund raising expenses|**191.97**|**1,422.00**||50,399.86| |Training course costs|**279.25**|**736.98**|Accumulated Funds b/f|(8,842.57)| |Uniforms|**1,040.20**|**156.96**|Surplus/(loss) for the year|**41,557.29**| |||||| |**Total expenses**|**2,572.02**|**2,719.95**||| |**Overheads**||||| |Rent & rates|**1,602.22**|**1,518.92**||| |Heat light & water|**376.23**|**662.34**||| |Telephone/internet|**380.32**|**452.10**||| |Subscriptions/licences|**368.86**|**248.51**||| |Printing & stationery|**0.00**|**598.91**||| |Sundries|**215.94**|**312.80**||| |**Total overheads**|**2,943.57**|**3,793.58**||| |**Maintenance**||||| |Buildings|**721.91**|**15,513.81**||| |Boats|**75.60**|**1,459.11**||| |Vehicles|**1,061.50**|**651.70**||| |Other equipment|**1,335.16**|**5,526.43**||| |Fuel|**506.97**|**1,036.17**||| |Insurance|**3,610.44**|**3,939.86**||| |General maintenance|**3,097.71**|**2,681.88**||| |**Total maintenance**|**10,409.29**|**30,808.96**||| |Total expenditure|**15,924.88**|**37,322.49**||| |Surplus/(Loss) for the year|**(2,042.22)**|**(8,842.57)**||| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Stratford upon Avon - unit 507 of the Sea Cadet Corps **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2024 **Charity no** 508124 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 2 (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 (“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._ |**Signed:**|Rebecca Davies|**Date:**|08 October 2024| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |**Name:**|Rebecca Davies||| ||||| |**Relevant professional**
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**(if any):**|CIMA||| ||||| |**Address:**|70 Blackstitch Lane, Webheath, Redditch, Worcs, B97 5TQ||70 Blackstitch Lane, Webheath, Redditch, Worcs, B97 5TQ| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **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** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**