Swansea Unit 331 of the Sea Cadet Corps
What it does
In accordance with Sea Cadet regulation, our aim is to help young people towards responsible adulthood by encouraging valuable personal attributes and high standards of conduct using a nautical theme based on the customs of the Royal Navy, also providing adventure training under the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.
Its charitable purposes
The charitable purpose of the Unit (the Purpose) 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).
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Swansea and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £91,612 and spent £94,760.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £91,612 | £94,760 | Not reported | 25 |
| 31 March 2025 | £31,054 | £21,723 | Not reported | 20 |
| 31 March 2024 | £51,312 | £54,100 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2023 | £24,388 | £19,356 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2022 | £7,860 | £14,209 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 1,066%, from £7,860 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £91,612 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £7,295 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £7,295 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,230 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,500 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew DaviesChair
- Caron Lee Flynn
- Helen Short
- James Springle
- Robert Denley
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 28 October 2026, 95 days early | Received 28 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 24 July 2025, 191 days early | Received 24 July 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 October 2024, 107 days early | Received 16 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 26 January 2023, 5 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 524248
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 January 1964
- Governing document
- SEA CADET REGULATIONS
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.