## **Dewsbury & District Sea Cadet Corps** ## **ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT** **AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2025 - 2026** CHARITY NO: 508965 19 Station Road Ossett West Yorkshire WF5 8AB ## **Reference and Administration Information** |**Name of Charity:**|Dewsbury Sea Cadet Corps| |---|---| |**Any Other Name:**|Dewsbury & District Sea Cadet Corps| ||TS Radiant| |**Charity Registration No:**|508965| |**Address:**|19 Station Road, Ossett,| ||West Yorkshire, WF5 8AB| |**Telephone:**|01924 469586| |**Email Address:**|info@dewsburyseacadets.co.uk| |**Trustee Names:**|**Chairperson**
Rev’d Ann Pollard| ||**Treasurer**
Mrs Ann Porter| ||**Secretary**
Ms Sophie Tempest| ||**Members**
Mr David Ball| ||Mr Duncan Summers| **Key Uniformed Staff Members** **Officer in Charge** CPO Chris Linley Page 1 ## **Trustees Report** The Trustees hereby present their report along with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026 in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ (2005). ## Structure, Governance and Management Dewsbury and District Sea Cadet Unit consists of uniformed staff, civilian staff and a unit management committee. All members undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and safeguarding training before being able to work alongside cadets, which is updated every 5 years. The Committee currently has 6 non-uniform members and one 1 ex officio member and our aim remains to reach out to the parents of cadets and the local community of Ossett to become further involved in supporting the unit, whilst continuing encouraging recruitment and fostering local interest and support. This has been a fruitful 12 months where we have seen the lower floor of the building completely converted into a space for training and activities. The remaining downstairs area is almost finished but is still requiring kitchen units and appliances. When it is complete the first phase of renovation will provide a modern, bright and pleasant meeting place and the area will be available for local hire as well as area events. The 2[nd] phase of renovation is well under way with the upper floor about to be completely stripped back and new plaster, woodwork, flooring, lighting etc installed. Following a generous donation toward this remedial work we are optimistic that further funding will be sourced. The Unit Management Team continue to meet every 4-5 weeks. Minutes are recorded and robust financial monitoring is in place and are uploaded to Westminster. Dewsbury District Sea Cadet Unit consists of a Junior Section (9-12 yrs), and Sea Cadets (12-18 yrs). We have a successful growing cadet force of 21 cadets overall, 9 of which are junior cadets. Our priority now is to move forward at pace to obtain further funding and to meet the needs of our expanding corps. We are grateful for the time and effort our CO and PO’s contribute to training our young cadets who continue to meet and share in events at Leeds unit and learn water skills at Beaver boating lake whilst also being involved in wider district competitions and awards. We continue to open Tuesday and Friday evenings and host regular training weekends and support local community events. We are very optimistic about the future of our unit and proud of what has already been achieved in 2025/26. TS Radiant continues its outreach into the local community building on the good will already achieved. Subscriptions remain reasonable so that we remain accessible to all young people regardless of gender, religion, race, ability or family background and offer support to any who require financial assistance. Revd Ann Pollard Chair/Chaplain TS Radiant Dewsbury and District Sea Cadet Unit. 31[st] March 2026 Page 2 Independert examinerfs report on the accounts SÈctson A IrdopvndttstExamlo*f¥ Rewrt 31st 3 ou'"thY 145(SMblof tsEe IY2v¥¥triv¥ IQ riry ¥ltgnivi Irf￿VI.. LS Page 3 Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section B Di5¢1osure Only ¢omplvlfj ifthe examiTrpr needs to hwJhlKJht ma*rfal problem5. Page 4 Staiement ol Accounts - AC1 THE SEA CADETS Fcvm ANNUAL STATEIIENT OF ACCOUIIP FOR THE UNIT CC A3 IR&P RECEIPT$ 8 PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for yè¥ ended 31 March 202$ S¢Oll*O Tn* OtaW￿eftVs ano r* 6MJpny ¥e 9o¥weo Dy RèWWth6- ￿120[012]￿l cc*y orfo wéstrmin#orand vo￿te@r a swoort ￿￿39ÉratArQa nour￿ by I NDwQfftW2026 20 Unrt Narn*: Dewsbury & District Sea Cadets Charity No." 5D8965 Fund•amelpuwTrse jff *Ot nebJtyY* U￿r$￿￿al PL￿￿￿$1." THIS YEPA LAST YEAR Not*s REVENUE RECEIPTS- ANNUAL FUNDIDIRECT GRANT . Irestri(xedl OTHER GPANTS - (un￿51￿cledl SCAVA loea Cadet Victualiry Albwancel CADET CONTRIBUTION OTHER DONATIONS I LEGACIES FUNDRAISING & SPEc￿L EVENTS PROCEEDS £e2.085. £201 00 £000 £3.8Qg.07 £1.185.e4 £774 89 £D.CQ £o.co £o.co £0.00 £0.00 £o.c() OTHER CHARITABLE ACTNrnES: COMPETITION RECEIPTS COURSE FEES SUP4DRY ￿￿Es RECEIPTS BANK DEPOS￿ INTEREOT PROPERTY RENTS (includ￿ any c￿s1onal OTHER REVENUE RECEIPTS £0.00 £1.100.82 £ODO £157 32 £D.DO £o.rK) £0.00 £o.t £0.00 £0.00 £787 78 £0.00 TOTAL REVENUE RECEIPTS £70.791_72 £0.00 NON-REVENVE RECEPTS- PROCEEDS FROPA SALES OF OTHER FIXED ASSETS £O_DO £D.(M) TOTAL N01141EVENUE RECEIPTS £0.00 £0.00 fAttath Ihat Fund'5 svndar Ac¢ount L* Receipts as p•Je ACIL aTrJ so ￿} TOTAL RECEPTS - A + B £70.791_72 £0.00 Recoiiciliaiion... NET CHAMGE FOR YEAR IM CASHIBANK BALAMCE..- - REVENUE ffEMS I= A_ D frcxm page AC21 - No￿REvENuE ITEMS I= B_ E from page AC21 - COMBINED l=G+HI £1.103.LIV £o.rK) -Ll.717.50 tD.IX) -£1.614.41 CASHIBAIIK BAIAIICE FROM LAST YEARENO £5,624.96 £4,010.55 £5.624J6 £5.624J6 CASHIBANK BALANCE AT THIS YEAR.END V3.0 AC1 Page 5 Staiement ol Accounts - AC2 THE SEA CAD￿$ PJINUAL STATEMEMTOF ACCOUNP FOR THE UN See￿ IPA RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT for year ended 31 Mareh 2026 Unit Nam*". FuTrd-namel Dèwsbury l Distnet Séa Cadèts Charty Plo 508965 05e ThTiCt W TU UN'S THIS YEAR LAST Notes REVENUE PAYMEMTS- DIRECT CHARfrABLE ACTlVtTY COSTS: FUNDFIAI?ING & SPEC￿ F￿NTO COSTS CQMPETtrioN COSTS FUEL & TRAVEL COSTS CATERING COSTS TRAINNG OELWERYCOSTS ARTICLES PURCHASED FOR RESALE £438.50 £000 £381.72 £0.00 £047.11 £0.00 £000 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £000 £000 OVERHEAD COSTS FOR.. RENT ,' COUNCIL TAX HEAT. LIGHT &WATER TELEPHONE I 8ROADBANO RUNNING COST Ine POSTAGE. PRINTING & OTrIER £201.22 £2,259.18 £0.00 £60.98 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 PAAINTENANCE COSTS F BUILDINGS & ESTATE 80ATS VEHICLES OTHER MISC EQUIPMENT I￿vRANcE COSTS BANK INTEREST & CHARGES £fj0,086 24 £P9.58 £11fj.37 £44.14 £4,012.59 £O.DO £0.00 £000 £000 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 CHARrrY GOVERNANCE COSTS: £0.00 £14.DQ £47.00 £580.00 £té,088 63 £0.00 £0.00 £000 £000 £0.00 FOR OTHER PRoFEsS￿￿L FEES FOR LEGAL ADVICE Ilc¢ tOnsmtst￿ or trJsthès} OTHER REVENUE COSTS TOTNL REVEMUE PAYMENTS NON-REIENUE PAY¥EIIT5- AOSETS £2,717.50 £0.00 TOTAL NON-REVEIIUE TOTAL PAYMEMTS l=D+EI £0.00 £0.00 £72.406.13 V30 Page 6 ## **Treasurer’s Report for 2025/26** Opening Balance 1[st] April 2025: £5,624.96 Total Income: £70,791.72 Total Expenditure: £72,406.13 Closing Balance 31[st] March 2026: £4,010.55 Restricted/Unrestricted Funds by Account: |**As at 31/03/2026**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---| |Community Account|£2,529.69||£2,529.69| |RYA Account|£643.65|£217.50|£861.15| |Premises Account|£119.71|£500.00|£619.71| |**Total**|**£3,293.05**|**£717.50**|**£4,010.55**| ## **Reconciliation from Accounts Spreadsheet** During the 2025/26 financial year we have received grants totalling £60,000 for Phase 2 of the ground floor renovation work. There were two grants from the Donald Gosling Foundation, one for £20,000 and a further grant of £20,000 on condition of match funding. We received £19,000 from MSSC and two donations from local companies of £500 each, which made up the match funding for the second Donald Gosling Foundation grant. Phase 2 of the ground floor renovation work is now completed and we have had an offer from Howdens for the donation of some kitchen units which will complete the new facilities on the ground floor. There have also been grants, from The Yorkshire Cadet Trust for the purchase of a gazebo, The Ossett Rotary Club for the purchase of an overhead projector for the renovated mess deck area and from Future Innovations a grant towards our running costs. Page 7 Work is ongoing to apply for funding to support the next phases of the renovation particularly for the renovation of the 1st floor; a project to create disabled access to the building and for funds to support our running costs. ## **Reserves Policy** The committee is agreed that we should aim to hold at least 3 months unrestricted funds. At the end of the financial year unrestricted funds amounted to £3,293.05. Based on the average monthly expenditure of unrestricted funds for 2025/26 of £857 the Unit holds 3.8 months of unrestricted funds. This is monitored in a cash flow spreadsheet which is updated monthly. Mrs Ann Porter Treasurer 14/06/2026 Page 8 **Annual Statement of Accounts 2025-26** The above report was signed off at the annual AGM on Saturday 20[th] June 2026 by all Committee members as a true and accurate record. Signed the Committee: Chair – Rev. Ann Pollard ……………………………………………………… Treasurer – Ann Porter ……………………………………………………… Secretary – Sophie Tempest ……………………………………………………… Member – David Ball ……………………………………………………… Member – Duncan Summers ……………………………………………………… Page 9