Preston 277
Financial Yea r 1st Apri12025 to 31st March 2026
Detail Report - Year to Date as at 31 March 2026
Recelpts
Donatk)n$
rsaries- restrilled
rsarie5- unrestritted
Payments
Chwwle P*tr4rfty
Competirion Fees-e>*ernal pr￿ider
Competition Fees- internal provider
Course Fees- external provider
Course Fees- Internal provider
Tralnlng Materlals
Fuel
£10,604
£74&66
£0.
£O.(K>
£o.(KJ
£O.(K>
Cadet
£5.204.
£o.c
£0.
P&SA
£o.co
Thlrd party- restritted
Third party- unrestrirted
Ward Room
£0.
o.co
£5,4(K).(M)
£O.(M)
£O.(K>
3rd Party travel
MSSCTra¥el Refund (enter a5 creditl
Caterln8
FundraSslng Costs
Spefial Events
£o.(M)
£0.
Fundralsln4
Bag packs
Flag week
Social events
£o.co
£o.cbJ
£o.co
£O.(K)
È7I8.66
£O.(M)
Corl￿nItY events
Other
£282.25
Opèrntlng
Unit Health, Hyglene &Well-beir
C¥fio Equipment <£250.
(Xfice Stationery, Printing & Posta8e
IT Consumables
£L11632
£o.c
£o.co
£0.
Generated
Property Rental
Sale of A55ets
£50.(M)
£O.(M)
£o.(M)
£o.crf)
ilding maintenan
Grounds maIntena￿t
£l(M).
Sale of Goods
£0.(
£o.co
5CAVA
£0.
t n￿Intenan
£o.(N)
Vehicle maintenance. MOT & RFT
(Xher maintenan
É966.32
GMts
External- restricted
£ox
£O.(M)
£o.c
G(x)d5for resale
£o.c¥i
E￿erTha1 unrestrlcted
MS-SC Restrirted Grant
£o.c
PPE & 8rènded dothl
£o.co
£0.
Various Unit Assets
£O.(K>
Tralnlng
ConyEtition Fees- external w￿lder
Cwtltlcn Fees- Internal pr￿Ider
rse Fee$-e￿erThal prwider
Cwrse Fees- internal provider
£oxrt*
O%*rhead5
Rent
£6,61821
£o.c
£o.co
£o.fyJ
PAtes
£450.CQ
£0.
Lease Fees
£225.
£o.(KJ
Water Bates
£359.91
Sewa8e PAte5
Elertrldty
Gas
£0.
Uneamed
Bank Interest
Gifr Aid
£0
£2.276.49
£227.68
£o.(MJ
£0.
Broadba￿4
Telephone
Alarm Monitorin
£370.08
InveSt￿nt Incorr
£O.(M)
£O.(K>
£219.96
£10,886.25
Insuran￿. MS.SC w£wided
InsurarKe- Non MS-SC prv4SLkd
Roadside assistarKe
Certification
£2.467.09
£o.co
£O.(K>
£20.(M)
Fees Charges
AuditlAccountarKy fees
Legal fres
(Xher professional fEe5
Other revenue u)5ts
£IY5
£o.co
£O.(K>
£o.(A)
EO.IKI
Bank thar8es
£135.CQ
£8,616.19
Surplus l Deficit
Flnanclal Year 1st Aprll 2025 to 31st March 2026
£2,270.06
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Independènt examiner's report on the accounts
Section A
lTrdependeni Examifier's Report
Rèport to tho truBts8È1
Pre51on Unil 277 Sea Cadet5
On ac¢ounts for th•
y￿r ended
3151 March 2028
Ch4rity no
s212￿)
Set oul 011 pay•&
Respectfve The chariV5 fruslees 8re responsible for the proparation of tr
Yespon¥ibilitle¥ of account5. The charity's Iruslees consideT thai an al￿11 18 not
and •x•mlner required for this y￿r under secI￿n 144 of the Ch•rib*i Act 2011
(the Charities Acll and Ihat an Indèpendent exarninthn 1$ needed.
It is rny responsibility lo-.
examine the account5 under 8e¢tlon 145 of the Charilies Aci.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions
given by the Charity Commission lunder seL*on 145(5)Ib} of
the Charities Act. and
to state wheth8f particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of inde￿ndent My examination was eattied out in accordan￿ vath general
8xamlner'$ Statement Directions given by the Chanty Comffli5sion. An examination
indudes a r6vi*w of the accounting records kept by the Chanty and
a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also
indudes eonsiderabon of any unusual items or disdosurès in the
accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustaes conceming
any such matters The procedures undertaken do not provide all
the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently
no opinion is given as to whèther the accounts present a'truè and
f8frf view and the report is litnbted lo those matters set out in Ihe
Independent In connection wth my examinabon. no matter has come lo my
examinerfs statement attention lother than that disclosed bolow ')
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material
respect. the requirements..
to keep accounting records in a￿rdanc£ with section 130
of the Charities Act., and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting
records and comply wlh the accounting requirements of Ihe
Charities Act
have ftol been mel., or
2. to which, in my opinion, attgnlion should be drawn in order to
enable a proper understanding of the a¢xounls to be reached.
' Please d8let8 wNdsM Ihobrncketsrfth&￿ th notèp￿￿
Signfrd..
Namg:
Relevant professlonal
qualification{$l or body
lrfany):
Address:

Hi All, 

Firstly, let me introduce Liz who is your new unit chair. Liz is the area chair and has kindly offered to step in to fill the role until a new unit chair can be appointed. Liz’s email is shared above. 

Secondly, attached are the audited finance reports taking us up to end March 2026, the headlines: 

- The Unit’s finances for Financial Year 2025–2026 (April 2025 to March 2026) have now been audited and formally signed off. Total receipts for the year amounted to £10,886.25, with total payments of £8,616.19, resulting in a year-end surplus of £2,270.06. 

- Total income: £10,886.25 

- Total expenditure: £8,616.19 

- Surplus: £2,270.06 for years transactions 

- Income was primarily driven by donations (subs) (£10,604) and community fundraising (£282.25). 

- Expenditure was mainly concentrated in overheads (£6,616.21), particularly related to unit safety & compliance. 

- Operating costs totalled £1,116.32, with vehicle maintenance being the largest single item. 

- Charitable activity spend was £748.66, mostly related to special events such as our awards evening. 

- Total Monies held at end of financial year £29,565.83 (Operations & Savings) 

Note: The attached xls is password protected. If you need to view, please ping me direct via WhatsApp, and I’ll share the password. 

Any questions, please feel free to drop me a line before I exit the role (Treasurer) at the end of August. The physical audited accounts pack will be shared as part of the handover, along with other finance documentation. 

I have copied in Trevor the unit President as an FYI. 

R 

Dec